Coh-Metrix
Coh-Metrix is a computational tool that produces indices of the linguistic and discourse representations of a text. These values can be used in many different ways to investigate the cohesion of the explicit text and the coherence of the mental representation of the text. Our definition of cohesion consists of characteristics of the explicit text that play some role in helping the reader mentally connect ideas in the text (Graesser, McNamara, & Louwerse, 2003). The definition of coherence is the subject of much debate. Theoretically, the coherence of a text is defined by the interaction between linguistic representations and knowledge representations. When we put the spotlight on the text, however, coherence can be defined as characteristics of the text (i.e., aspects of cohesion) that are likely to contribute to the coherence of the mental representation. Coh-Metrix provides indices of such cohesion characteristics.
Read more about this tool and sign up to try the tool at:
http://cohmetrix.memphis.edu/cohmetrixpr/index.html
Coh-Metrix is a computational tool that produces indices of the linguistic and discourse representations of a text. These values can be used in many different ways to investigate the cohesion of the explicit text and the coherence of the mental representation of the text. Our definition of cohesion consists of characteristics of the explicit text that play some role in helping the reader mentally connect ideas in the text (Graesser, McNamara, & Louwerse, 2003). The definition of coherence is the subject of much debate. Theoretically, the coherence of a text is defined by the interaction between linguistic representations and knowledge representations. When we put the spotlight on the text, however, coherence can be defined as characteristics of the text (i.e., aspects of cohesion) that are likely to contribute to the coherence of the mental representation. Coh-Metrix provides indices of such cohesion characteristics.
Read more about this tool and sign up to try the tool at:
http://cohmetrix.memphis.edu/cohmetrixpr/index.html
