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← Language & CommunicationWhy does metaphor comprehension fail in cross-cultural communication within a business domain?
A)Shared lexicons promote literal interpretation
B)Cultural values enhance direct articulation
C)Domain expertise overrides metaphorical intent
D)Source domain differs, hindering mapping✓
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Metaphor comprehension requires mapping a source domain to a target domain; comprehension fails in cross-cultural business because the associations within the source domain are different, therefore the intended mapping is lost, rather than direct language transfer affecting interpretation.
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