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February 28-March 01, 2019 | Paris, France

Palliative Care, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Stroke and Clinical Trials

International Conference on

Joint Event on

International Conference on

Journal of Research and Reports in Gynecology and Obstetrics | Volume: 3

Phonosymbolisem, the cognitive benefits of a universal language

Genc Struga

and

Thomas Bak

University Hospital Mother Teresa, Albania

University of Edinburgh, UK

Background:

The project aims to examine possible cognitive

benefits of bilingualism in native speakers of Arvanitika,

including the ability for further learning and acquisition of other

languages. We aim to achieve statistically important number

of Arvanites equal Bilingual and monolingual to be interview

using a up to date questionnaire and TEA or TEA like cognitive

screening.

Method:

This is a cross-sectional population study including

bilingual and monolingual speakers without exclusion criteria

andwith respects togender equality, stratified randomsampling

responders in the areas where Arvanite population traditionally

lived achieving a sample number statistically important of

responders in a population unofficially ranging from 200000-

16000000 or 15% of population. The samples are taken from

areas where traditionally there are Arvanites with more than

500 villages in different province of Greece dominantly in

Epirus, Follorina, Castoria Eubea, Attica, Corinth, Boetia, Argolis,

Messenia, Acheae, Peloponnese, Thraka and settlements

in Andros, Hydra, Poros, Spetsai, Salamis Participants are

voluntary; they have the right to refuse participate and to

withdraw their participation and data any time. To be eligible,

potential participants have to be an old adult with no previous

diagnosis of dementia, bilingual in Arvanitika and Greek or

otherwise. Themethod of the population surveys is personal in-

home survey with in identified areas with significant population

of Arvanites with Dr.Genc Struga and supervisor Co-Director

of”Bilingualisem matters “Dr.Thomas Bak in collaboration

with“ Bilingualism matters “Thessaloniki Team .The team will

use their Greek colleagues connections and snowball sampling

approach. This method is commonly used in social sciences

when investigating hard-to-reach groups. Existing subjects are

asked to nominate further subjects known to them, so the

sample increases in size like a rolling snowball.

Conclusions:

Language characteristics such as phonosymbolisem

and ethnography enhance the native neuroplasticity,making

it easier for Albanian speaker to learn another language and to

pronounce such new language with a more accurate accent.

This factor is independent of CPH (critical period hypothesis)

influencing L2 (second language) acquisition and with better

pronunciation or accent.

Furthermore, to benefits of speaking native language, studies

have confirmed that bilinguals performed significantly

better than predicted from their baseline cognitive abilities,

with strongest effects on general intelligence and reading.

Speaker Biography

Genc Struga is a Consultant Neurologist and Stroke in University Hospital Mother

Teresa and attending Physician at Cerebrovascular Intensive Care Unit. He is an

Experienced Consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital

& health care industry. Skilled in Clinical Research, Medical Education, Medicine,

Neurology & Stroke, Neurosonology and Clinical Trials. Strong consulting professional

with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) focused in Neuroscience from University of Tirana

Faculty of Medicine.

genc.struga@qsut.gov.al

Genc Struga et al.

, Res Rep Gynaecol Obstet, Volume 3

DOI: 10.4066/2591-7366-C1-002