A Small-Scale Study on the Relationship between First Language Attrition and Language Attitudes in Polish Speakers in Sweden

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Table 1. Participants of the study: Background data

Background factor	Experimental group (SE-group) (n = 25)	Comparison group (PL-group) (n = 25)
Age of immigration	18-34 yrs. (mean: 25)
Age at the point of the study	45-64 yrs. (mean: 57)	47-65 (mean: 55)
Length of residence	20-45 yrs. (mean: 32)
Education level
High school	5	5
Post-secondary	3
University	17	20

Table 2. Distribution of components and dimensions in the attitude questionnaire.

Component/dimension	Dimension/component
	INT	INSTR	CORV	MAIN	GEN
AFFECTIVE	19	6, 16,	9, 11, 18		5, 12, 14
COGNITIVE	10, 15, 17	4	7		2
BEHAVIOURAL		20		1, 3, 8, 13

INT = the integrative dimension, INSTR = the instrumental dimension, CORV = the language as a core value. MAIN = the maintenance oriented dimension, GEN = the general approval dimension

Table 3. Amount of words and length (in minutes) of the recordings

Group	Word count		Mean		Length (range in min.)				Mean
					CHCH		OAT
	CHCH	OAT	CHCH	OAT	min	max	min	max	CHCH	OAT
SE	22 311	102 637	892	4108	4	14	5	48	8	32
PL	21 585	95 151	863	3806	4	14	20	41	7	28

CHCH = Charlie Chaplin retelling task, OAT = odour association task

Table 4: Distribution of meta-textual indicators of uncertainty and the use of first-person personal pronouns

SE –group (n = 25)				PL-group (n = 25)
Meta-textual indicators of uncertainty
No.	Length in min.	No./ length	Mean	No.	Length in min.	No./ length	Mean
70	1005	70/1005	0,07	6	886	6/886	0,00
1^st person personal pronouns
Prodrop	Explicit use	Tot. no.	Explicit use/tot. no.	Prodrop	Explicit use	Tot.no.	Explicit use/tot. no
3739	1717	5456	1717/5456 (31%)	3400	883	4283	883/4283 (21%)