Why The Language Invented For ‘Game Of Thrones’ Is Credible And The One Invented For ‘Star Wars’ Is Bogus

“Huttese, Klingon, Dothraki — it’s all Greek to me. Just a bunch of sounds. Right? Not if you listen closely. Some of these constructed languages, or ‘conlangs,’ pass as real languages much better than others. What separates a convincing conlang from a bad one? In this episode of Watch Smarter, we examine how movies and TV shows create custom languages, and how the best — or at least the most realistic — evolve like real human speech.” (video)