ALT: A software for readability analysis of Portuguese-language texts
This tool addresses readability challenges for Portuguese-language communicators, but it is incremental as it adapts existing readability concepts to a specific language.
The study introduces ALT software, which uses original readability metrics adapted to Portuguese to analyze text readability, aiming to reduce communication difficulties and enhance information dissemination.
In the initial stage of human life, communication, seen as a process of social interaction, was always the best way to reach consensus between the parties. Understanding and credibility in this process are essential for the mutual agreement to be validated. But, how to do it so that this communication reaches the great mass? This is the main challenge when what is sought is the dissemination of information and its approval. In this context, this study presents the ALT software, developed from original readability metrics adapted to the Portuguese language, available on the web, to reduce communication difficulties. The development of the software was motivated by the theory of communicative action of Habermas, which uses a multidisciplinary style to measure the credibility of the discourse in the communication channels used to build and maintain a safe and healthy relationship with the public.