LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Šiaurės žemaičiai kretingiškiai; Tarmės (Dialektai); Standartinė kalba; Geolingvistika; Sociolingvistika; Northern Samogitians of Kretinga; Dialect; Standard language; Geolinguistics; Sociolinguistics; Domain.
ENThe article is intended to introduce the topicality of one subdialect (namely, Northern Samogitians of Kretinga) referring to and defining its sociocultural identity and possibility of cultural and linguistic continuation of this dialect community under the circumstances of increasing globalization. [From the publication]