The Department of English is pleased to welcome Dr. Marc Okrand, inventor of the Klingon language. Okrand will give a talk titled "Klingon: The Natural and not-so-natural History of a Constructed Language" on Wednesday, March 9th at 3:00pm in 200 Campbell.
Guinness World Records once dubbed Star Trek’s Klingon the world’s “most widely spoken fictional language.” Though it is a conlang (or constructed language) whose sound system and grammar are unlike those of any other language, its development is rooted in more traditional (and earthbound) linguistic traditions. This talk will review the origins of the language, how the study of an extinct American Indian language influenced the way its structure evolved, and how it fares in the “real world.”
Okrand will also be meeting with the Science Fiction club on the evening of the 8th. For more information, visit their Facebook page.
Co-sponsored by the Center for Folklore Studies; Departments of English and Linguistics; the Buckeye Language Network; Popular Culture Studies; American Indian Studies; the Humanities Institute; the Intergalactic Science Fiction Club, and the Fan Studies Student Association.
