I'll clarify a bit. While Doohan did not create the complete lexicon he was among the first to develop the spoken language. To which Okrand himself assets:
"The Klingon dialogue in "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" was
devised by James Doohan and spoken by Mark Lenard, who, of
course, played the Klingon commander in that film. My
understanding is that Doohan recorded the dialogue on tape
and Lenard then listened to the tape and wrote down what he
heard in a way that would help him learn the lines. To the
best of my knowledge, Lenard's handwritten transcription of
this tape is the only written version of what Doohan made
up."
also:
"My involvement with Klingon began with "Star Trek III." In
devising the Klingon dialogue for that film, I first
listened to the lines spoken in "The Motion Picture"
regardless it was a funny story none the less;)
link below:
http://klingonska.org/canon/1998-02-02.txt
Also strange Shatner was considered for the Kirk role based on some of his early film work such as Incubus from imdb: This movie, directed by Leslie Stevens, is notable for its use of a pre-Trek William Shatner, its fantastic cinematography, and, most importantly, that it is the first and only film to have been made entirely in Esperanto http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059311/
I got a chance to see Mr. Doohan at the Las Vegas con in 2003 while he was not in the best of health you could tell he was very happy to spend time with his fans retelling his invention of the Klingon language. Congratulations on your star Mr. Scott
Slashdot Mirror
I'll clarify a bit. While Doohan did not create the complete lexicon he was among the first to develop the spoken language. To which Okrand himself assets: "The Klingon dialogue in "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" was devised by James Doohan and spoken by Mark Lenard, who, of course, played the Klingon commander in that film. My understanding is that Doohan recorded the dialogue on tape and Lenard then listened to the tape and wrote down what he heard in a way that would help him learn the lines. To the best of my knowledge, Lenard's handwritten transcription of this tape is the only written version of what Doohan made up." also: "My involvement with Klingon began with "Star Trek III." In devising the Klingon dialogue for that film, I first listened to the lines spoken in "The Motion Picture" regardless it was a funny story none the less ;)
link below:
http://klingonska.org/canon/1998-02-02.txt
Also strange Shatner was considered for the Kirk role based on some of his early film work such as Incubus
from imdb: This movie, directed by Leslie Stevens, is notable for its use of a pre-Trek William Shatner, its fantastic cinematography, and, most importantly, that it is the first and only film to have been made entirely in Esperanto
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059311/
I got a chance to see Mr. Doohan at the Las Vegas con in 2003 while he was not in the best of health you could tell he was very happy to spend time with his fans retelling his invention of the Klingon language. Congratulations on your star Mr. Scott