I The Historical Background -- Economic Relations -- Dynastic Relations -- The Huguenots And Brandenburg -- Diplomatic Relations -- Public Opinion -- Ii French Influence And The German Vocabulary -- Technical Literature -- Newspapers And Journals -- The Letter -- Foreign-Word Dictionaries -- The Reaction Against Foreign Borrowings -- The 'Sprachgesellschaften' -- Iii The French Language In Germany -- Grammars -- The 'Kavalierstour' -- The Schools And Universities -- Bilingualism And The Aristocracy -- Iv Some Sociological Aspects Of Lexical Borrowing In The Late Seventeenth Century -- German Culture After The Thirty Years' War -- 'Galanterie' And 'Politesse' -- V The Linguistic Aspects Of Lexical Borrowing -- Vi The Dictionary -- Introduction -- Abbreviations -- Alphabetical List Of Words -- Vii Bibliographies -- A. Primary Sources -- B. Dictionaries -- C. Secondary Sources -- Viii Appendices -- Appendix I. Words Recorded Solely In Lexica -- Appendix Ii. The Dictionary In 'Sachgruppen'.