http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/06/opinion/sunday/like-degrading-the-language-no-way.html

The way that language is being overused is what this article is trying to show and how that the value of it is being increidbly undervalued.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/06/opinion/sunday/like-degrading-the-language-no-way.html

This article is showing the importance of language in the UK for certain requirements.

Interesting Language articles.

http://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2016/apr/08/english-language-requirements-foreign-doctors-not-fit-purpose

Foregone doctors and nurses language tests.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/4359146/Tweets-and-texting-dont-mean-falling-standardsjust-that-language-is-changing.html

Language of the new generations.

Deborah Tannen speaks out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUxnBZxsfoU

Deborah Tannen - Difference theorist.

She speaks of the difference in language between boys and girls and boys of the same and girls also, the competition between children and showing the differences of each sexes language.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b075pz7x#play

Steven Pinker - 'Word of mouth'

This discussion is about the exploration of language and how multi lingual children can appreciate and notice the difference in language between different people. Also it is discussing the view of turn taking between people, especially focussing on the children's view of turn taking and how they go about it.

Charles Darwins quote 'Man has an instinctive tendency to speak as we in the babble of our young children, while no children have the tendency to bake, brew or write.' Steven Pinker picked up on this  because he recognised the elaborated fact that people have the instinct to speak however not to write. He follows this by saying language is something we are meant to do not a self taught thing such as writing.

Another thing that was elaborated and discussed throughout his talk was their idea of grammar and language detirirating throughout the years between the generations.

Radio 4 - Slang

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qtnz

"Obviously English but it's an English full of in group low life words"

"Slang represents us at our most human, may not be our kindest.....slang is a linguistic safety valve"

"'Yob' oldest slang word and is still used today" 

Slang is used in many different ways and for many different reasons in relation to the audience, speaker, age group etc. Slang is a way of remodelling the standard english language. Slang is seen to be used for different reasons, these appear to be, misogyny, abuse and sometimes sex. 
Slang is clearly not gender stereotyped, both men and women are known to use slang. 

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/nov/28/conversation-brian-eno-yanis-varoufakis-interview

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/nov/28/conversation-chris-hadfield-randall-munroe-interview

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/nov/28/conversation-chris-hadfield-randall-munroe-interview

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/nov/28/conversation-jeanette-winterson-marlon-james-interview

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/nov/28/step-away-from-your-phone-the-new-rules-of-conversation

Young people of today are loosing their sense of communication because of the virtual world. Technology is taking over the majority of conversations throughout the generations.

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/nov/28/how-to-talk-to-anyone-the-experts-guide

Young peoples communication has been declining not because of technology but because children don't know how to respond to many questions/conversations.

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-interactive/2015/nov/28/the-conversation-that-changed-my-life

This shows how conversations can be influential and shape peoples lives.