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← Language & CommunicationWhy does 'domestication' in literary translation risk cultural homogenization when translating from Japanese literature to English?
A)Enhances narrative flow unnecessarily always
B)Minimizes target language audience cognitive effort
C)Preserves accurate source text linguistic structures
D)Replaces cultural nuances with familiar equivalents✓
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Domestication replaces culture-specific elements to increase accessibility; it therefore risks obscuring unique aspects of Japanese culture, resulting in a Westernized interpretation, rather than a faithful cross-cultural representation of the original work because cultural nuances are actively changed.
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