Communica ve (in)accessibility in architectural discourse:
Analysing the “Accessibility Leader” award-winning projects
with respect to the plain language standard Cover Image

(Nie)dostępność komunikacyjna w dyskursie architektonicznym – analiza opisów projektów nagrodzonych w konkursie Lider dostępności pod kątem realizacji standardu prostego języka
Communica ve (in)accessibility in architectural discourse: Analysing the “Accessibility Leader” award-winning projects with respect to the plain language standard

Author(s): Weronika Uchnast
Subject(s): Architecture, Sociolinguistics
Published by: Dom Wydawniczy ELIPSA
Keywords: accessibility; communica on; plain language; sociolect; architecture; the language of architects;

Summary/Abstract: The ar cle discusses the issue of communica ve inaccessibility in architectural discourse.The author analysed the level of complexity of selected architectural texts posted on theInternet. To this end, the plain language standard guidelines were applied by the author. Usingautoma c tools (Jasnopis and Logios programmes) and self-calculated parameters, she assessedthe extent to which the examined group of texts is comprehensible to an average reader.The analysis has shown that the texts addressed to non-architects by architects are unclear anddo not adhere to the standards of plain language. The language that architects use is inaccessibleand incomprehensible to readers outside their environment.

  • Issue Year: 2025
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 96-120
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Polish
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