Squee Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Quote Is this taking the whole Star Trek thing a teensie weensie bit too far? d'Armond Speers spoke only Klingon to his child for the first three years of its life. Klingon? Not Spanish, French, Mandarin? Not some gutteral genuflecting concoction from the deepest recesses of Borneo? Klingon? You heard it right. (And if you don't know about the Klingon Empire, look it up.) "I was interested in the question of whether my son, going through his first language acquisition process, would acquire it like any human language," Speers told the Minnesota Daily. "He was definitely starting to learn it." And get this, Speers says he isn't really a huge Star Trek fan. We'll take his word for it. Does the fact that Speers has a doctorate in computational linguistics explain anything -- or excuse anything -- here? Maybe. His child-rearing habits were part of a larger story on the company he advises, Ultralingua, which develops language and translation software. Including Klingon. OK. We're playing light here with some serious stuff. Ultralingua sounds like an interesting company. And Speers sounds like a really smart guy. Successful, too. May they live long and prosper. http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2009/11/dinkytown_dad_s.php Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/50935-man-speaks-only-klingon-to-his-son-for-three-years/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted November 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Btw. fuck Star Trek http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upl7F5p0DHY&feature=player_embedded Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/50935-man-speaks-only-klingon-to-his-son-for-three-years/#findComment-1172095 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Uhh, OF COURSE the kid will learn it. Humans will automatically figure out a way to communicate with each other even if they're not introduced to an existing language. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Braintree's signature Hide all signatures colindyer.bandcamp.com williamsbraintree.bandcamp.com Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/50935-man-speaks-only-klingon-to-his-son-for-three-years/#findComment-1172144 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bitroast Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 that tauntaun costume is the most amazing thing ever!!!!! Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/50935-man-speaks-only-klingon-to-his-son-for-three-years/#findComment-1172153 Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 those stilts are cool ay .. used for all sorts of fanmade costumery nowadays Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures A member of the non sequitairiate. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/50935-man-speaks-only-klingon-to-his-son-for-three-years/#findComment-1172154 Share on other sites More sharing options...
impakt Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 lol Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/50935-man-speaks-only-klingon-to-his-son-for-three-years/#findComment-1172360 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest analogue wings Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Dude wants his son to grow up to be a Chuck Palahniuk protagonist Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/50935-man-speaks-only-klingon-to-his-son-for-three-years/#findComment-1172369 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JW Modestburns Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Jesus Fucking Christ, tolerance for Klingon bullshit is just gonna get you more Klingon bullshit. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/50935-man-speaks-only-klingon-to-his-son-for-three-years/#findComment-1172370 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blir Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 That settles it. If I have a child I'm only going to communicate with them in the first 5 years through reversed recordings of me speaking. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/50935-man-speaks-only-klingon-to-his-son-for-three-years/#findComment-1172373 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted November 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 On 11/23/2009 at 12:07 PM, Obel said: That settles it. If I have a child I'm only going to communicate with them in the first 5 years through reversed recordings of me speaking. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/50935-man-speaks-only-klingon-to-his-son-for-three-years/#findComment-1172378 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blir Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 LOL! You read my mind! Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/50935-man-speaks-only-klingon-to-his-son-for-three-years/#findComment-1172384 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Member Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 what a fucking idiot. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Silent Member's signature Hide all signatures Some songs I made with my fingers and electronics. In the process of making some more. Hopefully. Reveal hidden contents Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/50935-man-speaks-only-klingon-to-his-son-for-three-years/#findComment-1172386 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest abusivegeorge Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Thats very odd, where did my post go? Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/50935-man-speaks-only-klingon-to-his-son-for-three-years/#findComment-1173188 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Great Maker ShaiHulud Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 (edited) On 11/23/2009 at 12:12 PM, Mesh Gear Fox said: without star trek we wouldn't have We need emoticons for these too Edited November 24, 2009 by Great Maker ShaiHulud Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/50935-man-speaks-only-klingon-to-his-son-for-three-years/#findComment-1173189 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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