What is Klingon?

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Tuesday March 8, 2011 - Wednesday March 9, 2011
      4:00 pm - 4:59 pm
  • Location: Clary Theater, Student Success Center
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Brandy Blake
School of Literature, Communication, and Culture

 

Summaries

Summary Sentence: The Writing and Communication Program Speaker Series presents Dr. Marc Okrand, creator of the Klingon language.

Full Summary: Dr. Marc Okrand will lecture on "What is Klingon?" as part of the Writing and Communication Program Speaker Series.

The School of Literature, Communication, and Culture, the Georgia Tech Library and the School of Modern Languages invite you to a special event. As part of the Writing & Communication Program Speaker Series, Dr. Marc Okrand will deliver a lecture titled, "What is Klingon?" Okrand will be speaking on his experiences as a linguist and in creating languages, particularly the Klingon language. 

Speaker's Bio:
Dr. Okrand, who received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied Native American dialects, is most recognized for inventing the Klingon language used in the Star Trek movies and most recent television shows. Currently, he works on closed-captioning for the hearing impaired with the National Captioning Institute.  

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and Culture, communication, klingon, Library, Marc Okrand, School of Literature, School of Modern Languages, Writing and Communication Program Speaker Series
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  • Created By: Amelia Pavlik
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Feb 25, 2011 - 5:45am
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 9:54pm