Readability Indices Structure and Optimal Features
The work considers formal structure and features of the readability indices widely employed in various information and education fields, including theory of communication, cognitive psychology, linguistics, and multiple applications. In spite of the importance and popularity of readability indices i...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2023-04-01
|
| Series: | Axioms |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1680/12/5/421 |
| _version_ | 1797601094824624128 |
|---|---|
| author | Stan Lipovetsky |
| author_facet | Stan Lipovetsky |
| author_sort | Stan Lipovetsky |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The work considers formal structure and features of the readability indices widely employed in various information and education fields, including theory of communication, cognitive psychology, linguistics, and multiple applications. In spite of the importance and popularity of readability indices in practical research, their intrinsic properties have not yet been sufficiently investigated. This paper aims to fill this gap between the theory and application of these indices by presenting them in a uniform expression which permits analyzing their features and deriving new properties that are useful in practice. Three theorems are proved for relations between the units of a text structure. The general characteristics are illustrated by numerical examples which can be helpful for researchers and practitioners. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-11T03:56:37Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-5725d785434745f3b77014d993a84fb7 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2075-1680 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-11T03:56:37Z |
| publishDate | 2023-04-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Axioms |
| spelling | doaj.art-5725d785434745f3b77014d993a84fb72023-11-18T00:27:01ZengMDPI AGAxioms2075-16802023-04-0112542110.3390/axioms12050421Readability Indices Structure and Optimal FeaturesStan Lipovetsky0Independent Researcher, Minneapolis, MN 55305, USAThe work considers formal structure and features of the readability indices widely employed in various information and education fields, including theory of communication, cognitive psychology, linguistics, and multiple applications. In spite of the importance and popularity of readability indices in practical research, their intrinsic properties have not yet been sufficiently investigated. This paper aims to fill this gap between the theory and application of these indices by presenting them in a uniform expression which permits analyzing their features and deriving new properties that are useful in practice. Three theorems are proved for relations between the units of a text structure. The general characteristics are illustrated by numerical examples which can be helpful for researchers and practitioners.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1680/12/5/421readability indicesgeneralized indexFlesch reading easeFlesch–Kincaid readabilityAutomated Readability Indexgeneralized index |
| spellingShingle | Stan Lipovetsky Readability Indices Structure and Optimal Features Axioms readability indices generalized index Flesch reading ease Flesch–Kincaid readability Automated Readability Index generalized index |
| title | Readability Indices Structure and Optimal Features |
| title_full | Readability Indices Structure and Optimal Features |
| title_fullStr | Readability Indices Structure and Optimal Features |
| title_full_unstemmed | Readability Indices Structure and Optimal Features |
| title_short | Readability Indices Structure and Optimal Features |
| title_sort | readability indices structure and optimal features |
| topic | readability indices generalized index Flesch reading ease Flesch–Kincaid readability Automated Readability Index generalized index |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1680/12/5/421 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT stanlipovetsky readabilityindicesstructureandoptimalfeatures |