Ned Maddrell
Edward "Ned" Maddrell (* around 1877 on the Isle of Man ; † December 27, 1974 ) was a fisherman from the Isle of Man and temporarily the last native speaker of the Celtic Manx .
After the death of Sage Kinvig (1870–1962), he was the last person alive at the time who could claim to have spoken Manx since childhood. He learned Manx from his great-aunt, but he had some rudimentary knowledge of the English language before that.
Some of Maddrell's speech samples were taped to document pronunciation.
Unlike some other native speakers, Maddrell seemed to enjoy his status as a local celebrity and was happy to volunteer to teach the language to younger people.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Language Decline and Language Revival in the Isle of Man: Ned Maddrell Memorial Lecture ( English ) In: gaelg.iofm.net . University of Mannheim , Department of General Linguistics. November 28, 1996. Archived from the original on July 9, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- ↑ A Wooden Crate which preserved the Manx Language (English) . In: BBC , January 27, 2010. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Maddrell, Ned |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Maddrell, Edward |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British fisherman and the Manx's last native speaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Isle of Man |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 27, 1974 |
| Place of death | Isle of Man |