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CHAPTER 7 FINDINGS of G1 speakers state that they dream in Hungarian followed by the lowest percentage of 2196, who claim to dream in English. Ihe overwhelming majority of G2 speakers, though, state that they dream in English. For the function of counting, the majority of subjects rely on Hungarian (56%), followed by both English and Hungarian (31%), and finally by English (13%). In G1 and G2 groups, different tendencies have been observed. Table 31: Language use for counting in the G1 vs. G2 groups Responses 1 - In Hungarian 2 - In English 3 - In both G1 (N=26, 4 N/A) 18 (67%) 2 (7.4%) 6 (22%) G2 (N=9) 0 3 (33%) 6 (67%) The overwhelming majority of G1 subjects (67%) count in Hungarian, a lower percentage (22%) in both languages, and a slight percentage (two subjects) declares that they count in English. For G1 speakers, counting, consequently, is closely related to the mother tongue. Conversely, in the sample of G2 subjects, a markedly higher percentage claims to count both in English and Hungarian (67%) than in English (33%). No G2 subject counts in Hungarian. Apparently, counting is also closely related to G2 speakers’ mother tongue, which is both English and Hungarian. In terms of language use for talking to oneself, the following tendencies have been observed. Table 32: Language use for talking to oneself in the G1 vs. G2 groups Responses 1 - In Hungarian 2 - In English 3 - In both G1 (N=24, 6 N/A) 7 (29%) 4 (17%) 13 (54%) G2 (N=8, 1 N/A) 0 3 (40%) 5 (60%) It can be observed from Table 32 that talking to oneself is related to both languages in the majority of both Gl and G2 speakers. However, while 17% (the lowest percentage) of G1 speakers claims to talk to themselves in English only, there is no corresponding percentage in G2 sample claiming to talk to themselves only in Hungarian. In terms of language use for praying, the following tendencies have been observed. e 132"
