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This research seeks to integrate social theory into the spatiality analysis of the Andean Spanish of the Santandereano subdialect (Santander department [state], Colombia). The application of a probabilistic methodology allowed the identification of linguistic hierarchical centers, given the impact of population size and geographical and social distance between these localities and the communities within their range of influence. A qualitative analysis stablished the effect of the physical friction of distance on the development of perceptions and values associated with the social environment -an eminently rural space characterized by strong social networks-. Linguistic distance and other factors of resistance such as regional idiosyncrasies reinforce a type of linguistic conservatism that promotes greater distinction between regional varieties. The integration of the spatial dimension through geolinguistics leads the study to advance the proposal for the regional division of this variety. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Beginning with an analysis of the spatial organization of the Usaquén Cemetery in Bogotá, this text proposes that the space of the cemetery functions like a scenario in which the hierarchical order of society is represented and reinforced. This order, however, is not admitted and interiorized totally by cemetery users. Through practices like the Cult to the Holy Souls the hierarchical social order is denied, in a cycle that repeats itself every week when this ritual is carried out. With the exploration of this case study it is proposed that investigations concerning social practices related to death are very useful for understanding the societies that produce them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]