Current translation theory is, in my opinion, ill-equipped to meet the challenge presented by the development of new information technology.
Much exciting work remains to be done.
The central idea is that ambiguity, far from being an obstacle to communication, is an essential component of meaning in non-technical texts. This information model received further elaboration in a paper entitled On Information, Culture and Translation , in which I attempted to demonstrate the practical usefulness of the model in choosing translation strategies. I was awarded a gold medal for this paper by the University of Copenhagen. I have also written articles for theoretical journals on the subtitling of TV news reports from Northern Ireland, and on cultural considerations in the subtitling of feature films.