Types of translation
A university student reads a difficult academic article in English. She rewrites the ideas using simpler English so her classmates can understand it better.
a) Intralingual translation
b) Interlingual translation
c) Intersemiotic translation
b) Interlingual translation
A company translates its website from Spanish into French to reach more international customers.
a) Interlingual translation
b) Intralingual translation
c) Intersemiotic translation
b) Intralingual translation
A famous novel is adapted into a movie. The story is told through images, sounds, and acting instead of only written words.
a) Intralingual
b) Intersemiotic
c) Interlingual
b) Intersemiotic
A teacher explains the meaning of a Shakespeare paragraph using modern English expressions.
a) Interlingual
b) Intralingual
c) Intersemiotic
b) Intralingual
A tourist guide translates a speech from Italian into English for visitors during a museum tour.
a) Interlingual
b) Intersemiotic
c) Intralingual
a) Interlingual
A scientific article is transformed into an infographic with charts, images, and short captions.
a) Intralingual
b) Interlingual
c) Intersemiotic
c) Interlingual
A journalist summarizes a long political speech in the same language for a newspaper article.
a) Intersemiotic
b) Interlingual
c) Intralingual
c) Intralingual
A children’s book originally written in German is translated into English.
a) Intralingual
b) Interlingual
c) Intersemiotic
a) Intralingual
A poem is turned into a dance performance that expresses the emotions of the original text.
a) Intersemiotic
b) Interlingual
c) Intralingual
b) Interlingual
A lawyer rewrites a complex legal document into plain English so that normal citizens can understand it.
a) Interlingual
b) Intralingual
c) Intersemiotic
b) Intralingual
An English novel is translated into Japanese for readers in Japan.
a) Intralingual
b) Intersemiotic
c) Interlingual
a) Intralingual
A teacher explains the meaning of difficult vocabulary words using synonyms in the same language.
a) Intralingual
b) Intersemiotic
c) Interlingual
b) Intersemiotic
A short story is adapted into a comic book with drawings and speech bubbles.
a) Interlingual
b) Intraligual
c) Intersemiotic
c) Intersemiotic
A speech given in Portuguese is translated into Spanish during a live international conference.
a) Interlingual
b) Intralingual
c) Intersemiotic
a) Interlingual
A student reads a complex paragraph and explains it in his own words during class discussion.
a) Intersemiotic
b) Intralingual
c) Interlingual
a) Intersemiotic
A song with lyrics is transformed into instrumental music that still expresses the same message.
a) Intersemiotic
b) Intralingual
c) Interlingual
b) Intralingual
A company creates subtitles in English for a Korean television show.
a) Interlingual
b) Intersemiotic
c) Intralingual
c) Intralingual
A historical document written in old English is rewritten in modern English spelling and grammar.
a) Interlingual
b) Intersemiotic
c) Intralingual
b) Intersemiotic
A public speech is transformed into a series of symbolic posters that communicate the same ideas visually.
a) Interlingual
b) Intralingual
c) Intersemiotic
a) Interlingual
A medical brochure written in English is translated into Arabic to help patients understand their treatment.
a) Interlingual
b) Intersemiotic
c) Intralingual
c) Intralingual