> However, the main problem I see with this approach is
> the lack of encapsulation and connectivity between
> extracted text and its translation units.
+1. This is exemplified by the ids of <extr-text> and <group>: they are duplicated, showing those elements should have a single parent.
> With this, structural elements such as <group> live
> outside of segmentation, and are used for their
> intended purpose of representing structure in the original
> content.
+1. We should avoid using the same element for different purposes.
> As far as I understand, there are no backwards-compatibility
> requirements for XLIFF 2.0, so we can be creative in the
> way this is implemented, rather than working around
> limitations in the old format.
My understanding as well.
Cheers,
-ys