Tõlkija elukutse võib küll olla üks vanimaid ameteid, kuid sel puudub endiselt ametlik staatus (Gouadec 2007: 245). See tähendab, et tõlkija elukutsel puudub või pigem puudub „sotsiaalne või erialane positsioon ühiskonnas“. Tõlkija staatuse kohta puuduvad ka konkreetsed kokkulepitud näitajad (Grbić 2010) ning selle mõiste käsitlus on „keeruline, subjektiivne ja kontekstist sõltuv“ (Dam & Zethsen 2008: 74). Teisalt on valdkondi, kus tõlkimisel on ametlik staatus ning kus seda peetakse oluliseks erialaks, mis nõuab ainulaadseid oskusi. Nendes valdkondades peetakse pädevust ja kvaliteeti professionaalse töö põhieeldusteks. Artiklis käsitletakse teemat kolme liiki kontekstis: akadeemilisest, tõlketuru ja tõlkijate endi vaatenurgast.
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