Understanding Text Readability Measures in Sesotho

Exploring the application of classical readability formulas to measure text readability in Sesotho, along with considerations for automation and translation to English and Dutch. Various classic readability metrics such as Kincaid, Flesch, SMOG, Coleman-Liau, ARI, LIX, Dale-Chall are discussed in relation to Sesotho language text readability evaluation.

• Sesotho
• Readability Formulas
• Text Measurement
• Classical Metrics
• Language

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1. Using classical readability formulas to measure text readability in Sesotho Sibeko Johannes Sibeko Johannes

2. Recognized language Official language Where is Sesotho spoken

3. QUICK BACKGROUND How could text readability be measured in Sesotho? How could this be automated? Translated texts English as helper language? Dutch as helper language? Classical readability metrics

4. CLASSIC READABILITY FORMULAS #?????? #?????????+ 11.8 #????????? #?????? 15.59 Kincaid = 0.39 #?????? #?????????+ 84.6 #????????? #?????? Flesch = 206.835 1.015 Syllable-based 30 SMOG #????????? = 3.1291 + 1.043 #???????????? ????? ? #?????? #?????????+ 100 #??????? ????? #????? ] Fog = 0.4[

5. CLASSIC READABILITY FORMULAS #??????? #??????? 0.296 #????????? #??????? 15.8 Coleman-Liau = 0.0588 #??????? #????? #????? #????????? 21.43 ARI = 4.7 + 0.5 Word-length based #???? ????? #????? #????? #????????? LIX = ? 100 + =#???? ????? #????????? RIX

6. CLASSIC READABILITY THEORIES Frequency-list based #????? #?????????+ 11.8 #????????? ????? #????? ? 0.1579 + 3.6365 Dale-Chall = 0.0496

7. CONNECTION TO CLARIN Syllabification system Syllabification corpus Machine Translation corpus Exam text domain corpus End goal: Text readability system

8. Johannes Sibeko