Intersemiotic translation: Theories, problems, analysis

Abstract

This paper draws on Jakobson's tripartite division of the notion of translation, and Eco's discussion of the terms in his book on translation, Mouse or Rat? Translation as Negotiation (2003b). It focuses specifically on the issue of intersemiotic translation, questioning and showing what it means to "translate" from one "language" to another, such as from the novel to the medium of film, and to what extent the term translation is used metaphorically or whether it is semantically extended to include a broader notion of translation than that between natural languages.