This essay focuses on intralingual translation, a form of translation largely overlooked in previous theoretical discussions within translation studies. Roman Jakobson's classic categorization of translation into three types fails to reveal the different types of intralingual translation and contexts in which such translations are produced. It also privileges interlingual translation as “translation proper.” Gideon Toury's typology of translating processes allows more room to examine intralingual translation within the descriptive branch of translation studies without privileging one type over another. The essay looks at specific uses of intralingual translation, paying particular attention to the role played by intralingual translation in modernizing the language of literary works in twentieth-century Turkey. It argues that intralingual translation is not merely a linguistic activity but a cultural and ideological one. Intralingual translation can shed light on the meanings and implications of cultural policies, contributing to a fuller depiction of the sociocultural context of translation.
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