Arika Okrent is fluent in English, Hungarian, American sign language and … Klingon. (O.K., so she has only first-level certification in Star Trek–speak.) Okrent, a linguistics scholar, spent the ...

Star Trek's Klingon language is a fully developed artificial language with grammar, syntax, and vocabulary, making it unique among fictional languages. Linguist Marc Okrand played a crucial role in ...

Duolingo is boldly going where few online language learning platforms have gone before: It now officially lets you learn Klingon. The company said it worked with broadcaster CBS and "some of the world ...

Microsoft’s Cortana virtual assistant might be sprouting a ridged forehead soon, with the ability to speak Klingon on command for Windows Phone users. As SlashGear notes, Microsoft is launching the ...

Alice is a Lord of the Rings enthusiast who grew up with Tolkien's tales. She loves all kinds of writing, from articles to stories to her debut novel, which she is seeking literary representation for.

Position Available: Interpreter, must be fluent in Klingon. The language created for the “Star Trek” TV series and movies is one of about 55 needed by the office that treats mental health patients in ...

If you’re a linguist or a Star Trek fan, Friday night has something for you. If you’re a linguist and a Star Trek fan, you should start flipping out now, because Marc Okrand, the inventor of the ...

"wIy cha'! HaSta! cha yIghuS! 'eH... baH!" These are the words you hear at the very beginning of the very first "Star Trek" movie -- the one from 1979 with Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock that was ...

Most languages develop through centuries of use among groups of people. But some have a different origin: They are invented, from scratch, from one individual’s mind. Familiar examples include the ...