Re: Why Do You Study Klingon?

["d'Armond Speers, Ph.D." <speersd@georgetown.edu>]

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On 1/12/07, ...Paul <cleggp@megadodo.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Jan 2007 MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com wrote:
> > In a message dated 1/12/2007 8:41:59 PM Central Standard Time,
> > cleggp@megadodo.com writes:
> >> I'm curious what other people "get" out of studying Klingon, particularly
> >> some of the long-timers, like Alan and Steven, Terrence and DloraH...
> >>
> >>
> > 'IH Steven?
>
> Boozer (Voragh)
>
> > You forget the feeling of community and specialness that using Klingon
> > gives.
>
> I chalk that up to "smugness", really.  I can get that from being a Star
> Wars trivia junkie, and don't have to learn a new language to do it.  :)
> Maybe I should go back and reverse-engineer Rodian (from Greedo in the
> first movie), and claim it as a new language, and do for Rodian (backfit a
> syntax and vocabulary to existing samples) what Okrand did for Klingon...
>
> You do make a valid point, though.  A feeling of community *is* a benefit.
> Although I might argue it's actually not community most people are
> seeking, but rather a point of differentiation -- ie. "I know Klingon and
> you don't".  If it was a true community, I'd expect evolution to take
> place, but this is being actively railed against.
>
> ...Paul
>
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d'Armond Speers, Ph.D.
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