Inventing languages - 6 Minute English

Improve your English vocabulary and listening in just six minutes! New bits of English are invented as people use the language in new ways, but what happens when a language comes from an entirely different galaxy – somewhere like Qo’noS*, home planet of the Klingons? Neil and Sam discuss how languages develop and teach some related vocabulary. This week’s question: In 2010, Klingon became the first invented language to do what? a) have its own dictionary b) have an opera written c) be recognised as an official language by the United Nations Watch the video to find out the answer. Vocabulary: living language a language that people still speak and use in their ordinary lives my bad used instead of ‘my fault’ to admit that you have made a mistake (informal, US) patron saint someone who is believed to give special help and protection to a particular activity conlang constructed language; artificially invented language, such as Esperanto and Klingon root (of a language) origin or source get stuck on (something) be unable to continue or complete what you’re doing because it’s too difficult To download the audio and a transcript, go to our webpage at [Cover: Getty Images] More 6 Minute English episodes: Algorithms Do trees have memories? How green is nuclear energy? Why we forget the things we learn Should fast food sponsor sport? #learnenglish #vocabulary #languages #klingon #6minuteenglish