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Accessible Communication: a systematic review and comparative analysis of official English Easy-to-Understand (E2U) language guidelines

Year: 2024

Type: review

Abstract: Easy-to-Understand (E2U) language varieties have been recognized by the United Nation's Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006) as a means to guarantee the fundamental right to Accessible Communication.Increased awareness has driven changes in European (European Commission, 2015, 2021; European Parliament, 2016) and International legislation (ODI, 2010), prompting public-sector and other institutions to offer domain-specific content into E2U language to prevent communicative exclusion of those facing cognitive barriers (COGA, 2017; Maaß, 2020; Perego, 2020).However, guidance on what it is that makes language actually 'easier to understand' is still fragmented and vague.For this reason, we carried out a systematic review of official guidelines for English Plain Language and Easy Language to identify the most effective lexical, syntactic and adaptation strategies that can reduce complexity in verbal discourse according to official bodies.This article will present the methods and preliminary results of the guidelines analysis.

Source: Language Resources and Evaluation Conference (LREC)

DOI: 10.63317/5cmzpkerhq6t

Authors: Andreea Maria Deleanu, Constantin Orasan, Sabine Braun

Institution: University of Surrey

Language: English

Topic: Text Readability and Simplification

Subfield: Artificial Intelligence

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W7131790624