http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/from-the-mouths-of-teens-422688.html

This article is explaining the dialect between youth and where they originate from. For youth, the words used such as 'creps' or 'blud' are normal and everyday words to a youth roughly between the age of 10 - 18+. To an adult, youth are creating irrelevant and unnecessary words and 'ruining' the English language. In this article, alot of slang that youths used have been explained and it has also been explained as to why they are used. This is normally because a word has come from elsewhere, like jamaica for example. Words catch on and travel and become popular. For a London youth, slang is normal and what they have grown up with which is why it is so common.

"Adolescence is the life stage at which people most willingly take on new visible or audible symbols of group identification," he says. "
This is another reason why slang in youths is so popular. It is a way for people to fit in and seem 'cool'. Then, it becomes normal. New words originate every day and you'll find that the words become very popular very quickly.


http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/article209405.ece

In this article, it is explaining more about the origins of slang words more than how they become so popular. Also, it discusses musical influences such as dizzee rascal and radio stations like 1Xtra. Although this article is explaining where the slang words began, it is still, like the other article, discussing the popularity of words and how slang words are used to fit in and seem similar to another person.

This article also discusses a school in south London has banned patois and slang from being spoken in the classroom. Some would argue that this isnt right as youth dont know any better than to not speak slang but some would argue that this rule is good as it gives youth a chance to use proper English and be properly spoken.