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ABSTRACT
The study of the language attitude among teenagers and its effects continue to be of theoretical and empirical evidence for both general linguistics theory and the accommodation theory of Giles. The discussion features in this work the attitude teenagers in Ugbowo community, Benin City have towards the Edo language and the determining factors responsible for their various attitudes, this was done through the systematic collection and analysis of data whose validity was tested by other competent Edo speakers. The motivation for this work is the low degree in the use of Edo language by these teenagers and over time there has been evidence in the gradual soft to English and pidgin to meet the communication needs of the teenagers. A self administered questionnaire was used for the collection of data; a total of questionnaire was administered to Edo teenagers of ages 13-19. The findings attested against the hypothesis reveled that teenagers in Ugbowo, Benin City, Edo State, have negative attitude towards Edo and there is the gradual shift in language use which could lead to the death of Edo language if not checked or curtailed.
