Syntaxic difficulty problem texts of normative legal acts in the sphere of economic activities

Abstract

This article examines the criteria for improving the readability of normative legal acts in the economic sphere of activity. Methods for dividing text into fragments for further verification are determined, formulas for readability indices adapted for the Russian language, indicators for text verification, threshold values of indices are given, according to which the complexity of the text of a regulatory document is assessed. Recommendations are proposed for correcting the texts of regulatory legal acts in order to increase their readability. The significance of the syntactic complexity of the texts of regulatory legal acts for ensuring the financial literacy of the population is revealed.