'All raait! It's a new black-white lingo' Summary

This article contains many opinions from a range of people, who are aware of the language being used. Many believe that the dialect is really useful as it means that people of different ethnicities can interact with each other, without feeling like outsiders as everyone is able to communicate in the same way. As well as this, it has been said in this article that the language is 'fashionable' and 'cool'. This is why it is so appealing as many want to be those two things, which is why they tend to pick up on it and start speaking like that themselves. A really interesting point made in this article is that the media is one of the main reasons why slang is so naturally accepted. The radio is one of the main sources of media, which encourages slang as most artists use non-standard English words in their music and listeners pick up on the lyrics and assume it is normal. However, there are some concerns as to whether or not it could affect grades. A school in London has banned the patois in the classrooms as they believe it will improve the results. Also, the school teaches pupils about what dialect to use in what circumstances, as they may not have any knowledge on where and when to use it, as they are so used to it. Another really interesting point made in this article is the fact that the patois is not trying to be devalued but there is a time and place. I think that is a really interesting point as it emphasizes the fact that people still have the freedom to use what dialect they wish to use.