Rey's volume is both an excellent introduction to the foundations of generative linguistics and perhaps the most sustained contemporary engagement with the many philosophical nuances of Chomsky's own position. Where Rey agrees with Chomsky, he offers novel considerations in support, and where he disagrees, his points are unfailingly insightful and well-informed. It is an utterly admirable volume, from which the student and the expert have much to learn.

Professor John Collins, University of East Anglia.

In this book, Georges Rey offers a solid and thought-provoking discussion of a range of foundational issues in Chomskyan linguistics. The book will influence and engage linguists and philosophers alike, hopefully enriching cross-disciplinary conversations in the future.

Terje Lohndal, Norwegian University of Science and Technology & The Arctic University of Norway

In this rollicking ride through the philosophy of Chomskian linguistics, Georges Rey argues for the centrality of the notion of representation, and makes a startling proposal for what it is that the claims of linguistic theories represent, and what the wider implications are for psychology more generally. Original, intellectually fun, and, for a linguist, enjoyably contentious, this is a great read

David Adger, Queen Mary University of London.