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From Klingon to Dothraki: Constructed Languages for Hollywood

Unsung Science by CBS News

May 12, 202339:06Science & Medicine

The first time you heard “Star Trek” characters speak Klingon, or the “Game of Thrones” characters speaking Dothraki and High Valyrian, you might have assumed that the actors were just speaking a few words of gibberish,...

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