Table 6 Comparison between the scores of Arabic and English conversation tests and the two sections (verbal and nonverbal) in the whole age groups

Frequency of words

14.56

2.57

18.66*

2.99

Mean length of utterance level

2.27

0.68

2.48*

0.64

Type token ratio level

2.21

0.68

2.39*

0.62

Number of interjections

0.13*

0.44

0

0

Number of code switch

2.3*

1.57

0.01

0.08

Total productivity

21.87

3.37

23.15*

3.91

Number of errors

3*

0

1.80

0.65

Number of repairs

0.06*

0.33

0

0

Nonverbal

9.96

0.20

9.98

0.14

Total

37.87

3.79

39.13*

3.91