The Ethnolinguistic Vitality of Gulgulia

Summary Language death is a phenomenon with symptoms related to demeaning vocabulary count and depletion of domains language use along the simplicity linguistic structures. It commences by exhibiting traits declining number fluent speakers, dwindling attitude speakers regard their heritage language, shift, lack inter-generational transfer accompanied feeling that inferior outside languages, Gulgulia exhibits every trait such dying language. has become waning very close its permanent extinction. The present study elucidates ethnolinguistic vitality tested through chosen sociolinguistic parameters which were found suitable Gulgulia’s scenario. also explores situation Gulgulian community in Dhanbad, members’ homes miscellaneous interethnic interactions examines what relation prevails between community’s preference vitality. was speaker variables, as age, gender, competence governed speaker’s toward location speech regulating factor determining inclination for preservation or attrition native analysis behavior confirms loss major genres art narration. Out all use, only two are surviving, alarming.