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.<ul><li>Updated, corrected, and expanded edition, containing new illustrations of selected texts and inscriptions, and text samples with translations and etymological commentary<br><li>Extensively covers individual histories of both ancient and modern languages of the Indo-European family<br><li>Provides an overview of Proto-Indo-European culture, society, and language<br><li>Designed for use in courses, with exercises and suggestions for further reading included in each chapter<br><li>Includes maps, a glossary, a bibliography, and comprehensive word and subject indexes</ul>