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Case 7: Klingon, left
(Upper left) Dr. Lawrence M. Schoen
With a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology and a concentration in psycholinguistics, Dr. Lawrence M. Schoen spent ten years as a college professor before leaving academia to work in administration at a series of mental health and addiction treatment facilities. Also having a lifelong attraction to writing stories, Dr. Schoen’s interests in language and fiction came together in 1992 when he created and subsequently became director of the Klingon Language Institute (KLI).
(Top right) The Klingon Language Institute
Founded in 1992 by Dr. Lawrence M. Schoen, The Klingon Language Institute’s mission is to bring together individuals interested in the study of Klingon language and culture and to provide a forum for discussion and the exchange of ideas. KLI’s motto is qo'mey poSmoH Hol “Language Opens Worlds.” Since 1992, the KLI has grown to be an international organization with members in thirty countries. The Institute also publishes a scholarly journal (HolQeD), sponsors a Klingon language course and an annual conference (qep'a'), and has been instrumental in translating Shakespearean plays and the epic of Gilgamesh into Klingon. The official website of the Institute is www.kli.org where one can find information and a number of resources for the dedicated Klingonist.
(Middle) The Klingon Translation Project
"taH pagh taHbe' -- DaH mu'tlheghvam vIqelnIS"
"To be or not to be...That is the question"
The Klingon Hamlet
Chancellor Gorkon, in the film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, stated over a discussion of the Earthling dramatist that “You have not experienced Shakespeare until you have read him in the original Klingon.” Inspired by those lines, The Klingon Hamlet was restored to its “original” language by Nick Nicholas and Andrew Strader with feedback and editorial assistance from Mark Shoulson, d'Armond Speers, and Will Martin. This was the first major work translated by the Klingon Language Institute. It would be followed by paghmo' tIn mIS (Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing) and ghIlghameS (the Epic of Gilgamesh translated into Klingon by Roger Cheesbro).
(Bottom left) Why Speak Klingon?
“Klingon is a type of puzzle that appeals to a type of person. It is difficult, but not impossible, formed from the stuff of real languages, just strange enough, just believable enough, just small enough that you can know every word, the entire canon, but also flexible enough to lend itself to the challenge of translation. The boundaries are set and the game is on. How far can we take this? is the collective call of the Klingon community...What are Klingon speakers doing? They are engaging in intellectually stimulating language play. They are enjoying themselves. They are doing language for language’s sake, art for art’s sake. And like all committed artists, they will do their thing, critics be damned.” ~ Arika Okrent, “Among the Klingons,” Tin House (Vol. 8, No. 4)
(Bottom right) qep'a'
The Annual Gathering of Klingon Speakers
The Klingon Language Institute describes their annual "great gathering" this way: "Every year KLI members come from all over the globe to gather for the qep'a', our official conference. The focus is of course on Klingon. We use the language at the qep'a'. We play with it. We revel in it. We speak it. Programming includes games, feedback, a banquet, certification testing, the presentation of awards and the Kor Memorial Scholarship, singing, story telling, and much general socializing." The photo is from the twelfth qep'a' or qep'a' wa'maH cha'Dich held near Philadelphia, PA. The attendees were:
In back with meqleH (a Klingon bladed weapon): Eric Andeen
Standing, Left to Right: Steven Lytle, Captain Krankor (and norghoy), Agnieszka Solska, Lawrence Schoen, Mark Shoulson, Elizabeth Lawrence, David Crowell, Heather Myers, Tad Stauffer, David Trimboli, Alan Anderson
Sitting, Left to Right: Nancy Nielsen-Brown, Marc Okrand, Louise Whitty, d'Armond Speers
(Source: www.kli.org. Klingon speakers mentioned somewhere in this exhibit have been highlighted in red.)
Case 7: Klingon, left
(Upper left) Dr. Lawrence M. Schoen
With a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology and a concentration in psycholinguistics, Dr. Lawrence M. Schoen spent ten years as a college professor before leaving academia to work in administration at a series of mental health and addiction treatment facilities. Also having a lifelong attraction to writing stories, Dr. Schoen’s interests in language and fiction came together in 1992 when he created and subsequently became director of the Klingon Language Institute (KLI).
(Top right) The Klingon Language Institute
Founded in 1992 by Dr. Lawrence M. Schoen, The Klingon Language Institute’s mission is to bring together individuals interested in the study of Klingon language and culture and to provide a forum for discussion and the exchange of ideas. KLI’s motto is qo'mey poSmoH Hol “Language Opens Worlds.” Since 1992, the KLI has grown to be an international organization with members in thirty countries. The Institute also publishes a scholarly journal (HolQeD), sponsors a Klingon language course and an annual conference (qep'a'), and has been instrumental in translating Shakespearean plays and the epic of Gilgamesh into Klingon. The official website of the Institute is www.kli.org where one can find information and a number of resources for the dedicated Klingonist.
(Middle) The Klingon Translation Project
"taH pagh taHbe' -- DaH mu'tlheghvam vIqelnIS"
"To be or not to be...That is the question"
The Klingon Hamlet
Chancellor Gorkon, in the film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, stated over a discussion of the Earthling dramatist that “You have not experienced Shakespeare until you have read him in the original Klingon.” Inspired by those lines, The Klingon Hamlet was restored to its “original” language by Nick Nicholas and Andrew Strader with feedback and editorial assistance from Mark Shoulson, d'Armond Speers, and Will Martin. This was the first major work translated by the Klingon Language Institute. It would be followed by paghmo' tIn mIS (Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing) and ghIlghameS (the Epic of Gilgamesh translated into Klingon by Roger Cheesbro).
(Bottom left) Why Speak Klingon?
“Klingon is a type of puzzle that appeals to a type of person. It is difficult, but not impossible, formed from the stuff of real languages, just strange enough, just believable enough, just small enough that you can know every word, the entire canon, but also flexible enough to lend itself to the challenge of translation. The boundaries are set and the game is on. How far can we take this? is the collective call of the Klingon community...What are Klingon speakers doing? They are engaging in intellectually stimulating language play. They are enjoying themselves. They are doing language for language’s sake, art for art’s sake. And like all committed artists, they will do their thing, critics be damned.” ~ Arika Okrent, “Among the Klingons,” Tin House (Vol. 8, No. 4)
(Bottom right) qep'a'
The Annual Gathering of Klingon Speakers
The Klingon Language Institute describes their annual "great gathering" this way: "Every year KLI members come from all over the globe to gather for the qep'a', our official conference. The focus is of course on Klingon. We use the language at the qep'a'. We play with it. We revel in it. We speak it. Programming includes games, feedback, a banquet, certification testing, the presentation of awards and the Kor Memorial Scholarship, singing, story telling, and much general socializing." The photo is from the twelfth qep'a' or qep'a' wa'maH cha'Dich held near Philadelphia, PA. The attendees were:
In back with meqleH (a Klingon bladed weapon): Eric Andeen
Standing, Left to Right: Steven Lytle, Captain Krankor (and norghoy), Agnieszka Solska, Lawrence Schoen, Mark Shoulson, Elizabeth Lawrence, David Crowell, Heather Myers, Tad Stauffer, David Trimboli, Alan Anderson
Sitting, Left to Right: Nancy Nielsen-Brown, Marc Okrand, Louise Whitty, d'Armond Speers
(Source: www.kli.org. Klingon speakers mentioned somewhere in this exhibit have been highlighted in red.)