{"id":2403,"date":"2022-11-07T15:02:12","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T14:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurotrad.com\/blog\/definition-types-interlingual-translation\/"},"modified":"2024-03-08T15:47:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T14:47:41","slug":"definition-types-interlingual-translation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eurotrad.com\/en\/magazine\/definition-types-interlingual-translation\/","title":{"rendered":"Interlingual, intersemiotic, and intralingual translation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are three <strong>types of translation<\/strong>, each of which performs a particular function.<\/p>\n<p>Knowing the differences between them can help you develop a more conscious approach to translation and the creation and circulation of cultural content.<\/p>\n<h2>Intralingual Translation<\/h2>\n<p>Intralingual translation involves<strong> explaining a word\u2019s meaning with words in the same language<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It is the type of translation you would find in a language dictionary. This type of translation explains <strong>the meaning of a particular word<\/strong> for speakers who either don&#8217;t or only partially understand the language.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Intersemiotic Translation<\/h2>\n<p>Intersemiotic translation is the most challenging and fascinating form of translation.<\/p>\n<p>It involves <strong>translating a text from one format to another<\/strong>. Here\u2019s a straightforward example: <strong>transposing a book into a film is intersemiotic translation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>When performing this type of translation, translators must make rational and conscious choices to identify<strong> a text\u2019s key elements <\/strong>and how they should be <strong>transposed into the target medium<\/strong> while remaining faithful to the original format.<\/p>\n<h2>Why is interlingual translation so important?<\/h2>\n<p>Interlingual translation is the type of translation we are most used to. It involves transposing the<strong> meaning of a text from one language into another <\/strong>to generate a target text that is as faithful as possible to the original text\u2019s sense and purpose.<\/p>\n<p>When we talk about &#8220;translation&#8221; in general, without specifying the type of translation, we almost always mean interlingual translation.<\/p>\n<p>It allows <strong>speakers of different languages to communicate<\/strong>. As a result, it expands our knowledge, and gives us the opportunity to connect with individuals from other cultures on a more personal level.<\/p>\n<h2>Examples of interlingual translation<\/h2>\n<p>The most classic example of interlingual translation is &#8220;The cat is on the table&#8221; \u2013 \u201cIl gatto \u00e8 sul tavolo\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are lots of less obvious examples, especially when it comes to <strong>ambiguous or idiomatic sentences<\/strong>, such as sayings, which are often hard to translate<\/p>\n<p>An experienced translator would never translate <em>&#8220;sta piovendo a catinelle&#8221;<\/em> as <em>&#8220;it\u2019s raining sinks&#8221;<\/em>. They would most likely say <em>&#8220;it&#8217;s raining cats and dogs&#8221;<\/em>, which is an integral part of the English language.<\/p>\n<h2>Jakobs\u00f3n and translation<\/h2>\n<p>The Russian linguist Roman Jakobs\u00f2n posited that three types of translation exist. The linguist stated that, <em>&#8220;all cognitive experience and its classification is conveyable in any existing language&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He also noted that when a language encounters certain limits of expression or concepts it cannot express, it resorts to circumlocutions or borrows formulas and words from other languages (such as anglicisms loathed by Italian purists).<\/p>\n<p>Interlingual translation occupies a place of honour among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurotrad.com\/en\/language-services\/\">Eurotrad\u2019s translation services<\/a>. We firmly believe in Jakobs\u00f2n&#8217;s theories and are passionately committed to translating content from one language to another as authentically as possible, and between a wide variety of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurotrad.com\/en\/language-translations\/\">language pairs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are three types of translation, each of which performs a particular function. 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