This revised and expanded edition provides a comprehensive overview of comparative Indo-European linguistics and the branches of the Indo-European language family, covering both linguistic and cultural material. Now offering even greater coverage than the first edition, it is the definitive introduction to the field.

-Updated, corrected, and expanded edition, containing new illustrations of selected texts and inscriptions, and text samples with translations and etymological commentary

-Extensively covers individual histories of both ancient and modern languages of the Indo-European family

-Provides an overview of Proto-Indo-European culture, society, and language

-Designed for use in courses, with exercises and suggestions for further reading included in each chapter

-Includes maps, a glossary, a bibliography, and comprehensive word and subject indexes

"Finally, there is a reliable, engaging and accessible presentation of the communis opinio. And there are even exercises! ... Fortson has produced an excellent book that fulfills its goals admirably. I hope it will inspire a renaissance of Indo-European linguistics in English speaking countries." -Journal of the American Oriental Society (of the previous edition)