The Influence of the French Language on the German Vocabulary (1649-1735)

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Revised Oxford D.Phil. thesis exploring how French shaped German vocabulary between 1649 and 1735. The study traces historical background including economic, dynastic, diplomatic, and public-opinion relations, then analyzes channels such as technical literature, newspapers, the letter, and foreign-word dictionaries. It examines the French language in German territories, sociological factors and late-seventeenth-century lexical borrowing, and presents a structured dictionary with abbreviations and alphabetical word lists supported by bibliographies and appendices.

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Preface

Table of Contents

I The Historical Background

II French Influence and the German Vocabulary

III The French Language in Germany

IV Some Sociological Aspects of Lexical Borrowing in the Late Seventeenth Century

V The Linguistic Aspects of Lexical Borrowing

VI The Dictionary

VII Bibliographies

VIII Appendices

Richard James Brunt # The Influence of the French Language on theGerman Vocabulary # Studia Linguistica Germanica HerausgegebenvonStefan Sonderegger Walter de Gruyter·Berlin·New York # The Influence of the French Language on theGerman Vocabulary (1649-1735) Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data | Brunt.Richard James.1949-
The influence of the French language on the German
vocabulary(1649-1735)
(Studia linguistica Germanica;18)
Revision of thesis(D.Phil.)--Oxford.1979
Bibliography:p.
1.German language--Early modern,1500-1700--
Gallicisms.2.German language--Gallicisms.3.German
language--Foreign elements--French.1.Title.
II.Series.
PF3582.F7B781983
82-24273
432’.441
ISBN 3-11-008408-2 | | --- | CIP-Kurztitelaufnahme der Deutschen Bibliothek | Brunt,Richard James:
The influence of the French language on the
German vocabulary:(1649-1735)/Richard
James Brunt.-Berlin;New York:de Gruyter,
1983.
(Studia linguistica Germanica;18)
ISBN 3-11-008408-2
NE:GT | | --- | ◎ Copyright 1983 by Walter de Gruyter &Co.,vormals G.J.Goschen'sche Verlagshand-lung-J.Guttentag,Verlagsbuchhandlung-Georg Reimer-Karl J.Trübner一Veit &Comp.Berlin 30-Printed in Germany -Alle Rechte der Ubersetzung,desNachdrucks,der photomechanischen Wiedergabe und der Anfertigung von Mikrofilmen,auch auszugsweise,vorbehalten. Druck:Rotaprint-Druck Hildebrand,Berlin Bindearbeiten:Lüderitz &Bauer,Berlin To my Mother and Father ## PREFACE This work is a revised version of my Oxford D.Phil.thesis(1979). It is my pleasant duty to acknowledge my gratitude to thosewhose assistance during the course of the present study hasmade my task a much lighter one:Professor Peter Ganz ofSt.Edmund Hall,Oxford,for his constant interest in mywork and his many valuable suggestions for improvement;Dr.Leslie Seifert,Hertford College,Oxford,for hispainstaking checking of the text;Dr.William Jones ofWestfield College,London,for allowing me to discuss manyproblems with him and to draw upon his own work on thissubject;the administrators of the King Edward VII British-German Foundation for awarding me a scholarship whichenabled me to spend a year studying in Germany;Dr.JoachimBahr of the Arbeitsstelle für das Deutsche Wörterbuch,Göttingen for permitting me to examine the work in progresson the new edition of 'Grimm¹;Frau Else Bogel and Dr.Elger Blühm for their hospitality and their readinessto allow me to examine the photocopies of newspapers atthe Deutsche Presseforschung,Bremen;Dr.Alan Kirknessof the Institut für deutsche Sprache,Mannheim for allowing me to examine the work in progress on volume R of'Schulz-Basler';the staff of the Niedersächsische Staats-und Universitätsbibliothek,Göttingen for locating manyvital works;the staff of the Taylorian Institute Library,Oxford. Finally,I wish to thank Frau Cornelia Heitkamp fortyping the final version and my wife,Karla,for hernever-falling support and encouragement. TABLE OF CONTENTS 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 GE RMANY 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'

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What time period does the study focus on?

The work examines French influence on German vocabulary from 1649 to 1735.

Which sources and channels are used to analyze French influence?

It discusses technical literature, newspapers and journals, letters, and foreign-word dictionaries, along with reactions to foreign borrowings.

What major structure does the dictionary section follow?

The dictionary includes an introduction, abbreviations, and an alphabetical list of words, supported by bibliographies and appendices.

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