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SUMMARY
Two readability formulas for use as instruments to measure the readability of written messages in Afrikaans have been compiled. Two different approaches were made, resulting in the LV and LC formulas. Both formulas are based on average percentages obtained in tests which were conducted with 1200 randomly selected high school pupils. In the case of the LV formula the average percentages were obtained by means of a multiple choice test while in the case of the LC Formula a Cloze test was used. In order to construct the formulas with these test results the frequency of appearance of 16 variables which presumably have a bearing on readability was established in 30 passages.
The two formulas are not satisfactory in every respect but they can be of use if employed with circumspection. The study which is the first of its kind in Afrikaans, provides a starting point for further research into the measurement of readability of the written word in that language.