Table 2.
Demographic details, non-verbal IQ, LexTALE, and comprehension passage scores of High-proficient bilinguals (HPB) and low proficient bilinguals (LBP).
| HPB | LPB | |
|---|---|---|
| Mean age | 21.4 (5.2) | 20.5 (2.3) |
| Mean formal age of L1 acquisition (years) | 3.6 (0.77) | 4.1 (0.68) |
| Mean formal age of L2 acquisition (years) | 3.9 (0.81) | 4.5 (8.86) |
| Hours of conversation in L1 | 2.5 (1.0) | 4.3 (1.1)* |
| Hours of conversation in L2 | 5.1 (1.7) | 1.18 (0.78)* |
| Non-verbal IQ | 52.9 (3.7) | 51.5 (3.5) |
| Socio-economic status | 2.3 (0.77) | 2.1 (0.55) |
| Mean score in L1 comprehension (out of 5) | 4.5 (0.67) | 4.3 (0.71) |
| Mean score in L2 comprehension (out of 5) | 4.6 (0.47) | 2.0 (1.35)** |
| LexTALE score percentage | 82.9 (8.1) | 56.4 (7.8)** |
Standard deviations are given in parentheses.
L1, Hindi; L2, English. Non-verbal IQ: Ravens Progressive Matrices, out of 60. See text for explanation.
*
p < 0.05,
**
p < 0.01.