klingon_story1-1 Exercise 1: A Three-Entry Timeline ===================================================== 1967 The language is mentioned ("Klingonee", in "The Trouble with Tribbles") but not heard. Klingons speak English. Shaped by: television writers. 1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture. A sound and about a dozen words are heard, with subtitles. Shaped by: James Doohan and Jon Povill; spoken by Mark Lenard. 1984 Star Trek III. A structured language is built to order. Shaped by: Marc Okrand (Chapter 2).