COMMENTS:Sally Wagih

It is obvious that Pauwels takes the material of her book from both primary and secondary sources. Her reliance upon(use) authoritative sources makes her use books ,references, articles from educational journals and newspapers which is considered the raw material that researchers study and analyze .In fact, the previous sources are considered primary sources. For instance ,pauwels uses FASOLD,RAYPH THE SOCIOLINGUISTICS OF SOCIETY.OXFORD:BLACKWELL.(1984).and WOMEN AND WIFE:SOCIAL AND SEMANTIC SHIFTS IN ENGLISH (RE-WRITE). Besides, she gets support from reviews and critical studies which are secondary sources. For instance, Frank, francinew.(1989)language planning, language reform ,and language change, a review of guidelines for non –sexist usage . In Francine Frank and Paula Treichler,pp.105-36.She also uses unpublished essay, M.A. Applied linguistic programs. In addition, a review article : language, sex and gender and sexist language by McConnel Ginet, Sally. It is clear that the book is done by a remarkable accuracy and hard work .As she gets references from Spanish like Frank,Francine w(1985)EL GENERO GRAMATICAL Y LOS CAMBIOS SOCIALES ESPANOL ACTUAL. Being ahighly-cultured writer she even reads references against her ideas. For example,AN ANALYSIS OF CLASSIC ARGUMENTS AGAINST CHANGING SEXIST LANGUAGE. She aims to give her work credibility and to make an effective and successful book tackling the idea of sexism

This part needs re-writing. Go like this: the author use both primary and secondary sources. As for primary XX she uses YYY, for example.. As for second she uses YYY for example.

Opponents of non-sexist language see that the usage of alternatives as he/she or the neuter "person"are confusing ,cumbersome and offensive variants.As it is common in public discussions to take it for granted that the usage of the word 'man' to refer to humanity or any person whether male or female,is to engage in sexist language. They believe that the use of 'man' or 'he' to refer to male and to both males and females means that maleness is more fundamental than femaleness .They also support their argument by the story of Adam and Eve in the book of Genesis. Eve is the first woman,she is created from Adam's rib for the purpose of being his companion. The implication is that Adam is more fundamental than Eve .Furthermore, when Aristotle says "man is a rational being"he doesn't mean males only but he means humanity. This according to feminist argument reflects patriarchal dominance and so sexism. In the end ,opponents claim that gender, in any language, is just an expression of the affinity of understanding for logical divisions and hierarchies.Blaubergs noted that there is no evidence (existed that)(in) cultures using a sexist language had any more sex discrimination than those using a liberated language. Proponents of this view suggested that language is a trivial concern and feminists should spend their energies on more important forms of sexism e.g economic oppression of women ,or physical violence . They also see that there is no freedom of speech as the non-sexist guidelines were characterized as a form of censorship .Besides, they belive that the so-called sexist language is not sexist as using the masculine generics were not sexist because the user of the term do not have the sexist intentions Furthermore, change is too difficult and impractical .Thus, these arguments suggests that "changing sexist language would involve the rewriting of literary works ,the idioms of the language and even historical events".On the contrary , supporters of non-sexist language as Anne pauwels believe that non-sexist language has the potential to change the way people think about cultural norms and gender roles .They believe that the masculine is always preferable to the feminine. For example, when the sex of something is unknown it is always referred as'he' .In addition , they call for having gender-specific titles and gender specific pronouns. They recognize that "traditional language fails to reflect the presence of women in modern society.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE pay attention to grammar and spelling. I sense carelessness in writing.