Marc Okrand - Klingon lang 1/5

Linguist Marc Okrand discusses behind the scenes his creation/involvement in the Klingon and to lesser extent - Vulcan, languages.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Linguistics
• films
• Star
• Trek
• conlang
• Klingon
• Vulcan

[M011iY]

thank you 4 this finally iv been learning klingon 4 about week but you got to start somewhere, i love it thank 4 this wonderfull language pukka

[SaiyaMel]

You're most welcome. ;-)

[vercon9]

I would love to learn how to speak Klingon. Thank you, Mark Okrand, for making this wonderful constructed language.

[SaiyaMel]

You may want to check out the Klingon Language Institute. ;)

[HomoAlba]

This is so cool! Finally, the creator speaks!

[jubchuqun]

@V1Ncento - It's called "fun" ... :)

[StopFlaggingVideos]

@ShNbWmN jeez

[ShNbWmN]

I understand why someone would make a language for a film, but what kind of tard actually speaks it? It's imaginary, and therefore stays out of real-life.

[ScorpiusIncorruptus]

As someone who loves phonetics, I can say that Klingon poses such a bizarre and wonderful challenge for me...

[ihateroses]

Dr. Leonard Hoftstader in real life.

[collwatt]

doesnt scotty get any credit?

[GamerBoy522]

Fuckin treckies, STAR WARS FTW

[jubchuqun]

I had a lot of fun with tlhInghan Hol in the early 1990's. I became (back then) one of the foremost "Klingonists" in the state of Florida. I taught a class on the subject at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona; I translated a TV commercial to Klingon for a Tampa station; and I even conducted a seminar on Klingon in the Language of Esperanto in Clearwater in 1995. I am very rusty today and don't keep up with it, but it was a lot of fun and very entertaining. Thank you Marc!

[MINIHermanator]

this guy is a genius