tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jun 23 19:06:11 2009
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Re: Klingon orthography
- From: "Michael Roney, Jr." <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Klingon orthography
- Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:04:06 -0400
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Small point: I think CBS is now the owner.
TKD is still in production. People still buy TKD. A new book published by a third-party is unlikly--but good luck.
~naHQun
(yes, I know I'm a few hours behind)
-Michael Roney, Jr.
http://twitter.com/roneyii
--Sent from my Palm PreMichael Everson wrote:
On 23 Jun 2009, at 20:56, David Trimboli wrote:
>> Of course he can! He could, for instance, implement a spelling reform
>> and publish a third edition of his dictionary. Heck, I'd be happy to
>> typeset it for him.
>
> I would be the first in line to buy it, but I know it's just not up to
> Marc Okrand to decide this; it's up to Paramount.
An author can write whatever books he wants. Who owns the word
"Qapla'"? Okrand? Paramount? I know that Paramount owns Klingons.
Language is something else.
> And they're never going to do another one, not unless Klingons
> become really, really popular again.
Paramount didn't write the Klingon Dictionary. Okrand did. Maybe they
paid him to. Maybe he did it on his own and they get a cut. I don't
know what the arrangements were. It was most likely Simon and Schuster
ponied up to publish the actual book. Or?
> (If another Abrams TREK features Klingons speaking true Okrandian
> Klingon, maybe it would happen. Otherwise, no.)
I can hardly imagine Paramount forbidding a publication if it didn't
cost them anything and if the usual arrangements were made.
So that's not a reason not to at least look at good vs. bad options
for spelling reform.
Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com/