The general opinion among scholars is that Eastern Europe is primarily a Cold-War term. Although the connection between Eastern Europe and the Cold War cannot be denied, it must be kept in mind that the term was well known and used much earlier. This article provides a synthetic review and discussion of how the phrase (name, term, concept) Eastern Europe was used in western English-language press in a better part of the twentieth century, from around 1900 to 1988. Drawing on the results of a search of a journalistic database, this study examines how the term Eastern Europe combines with other lexical units in press texts in this time period. The architecture of its use is revealed through a detailed analysis of collocations which the key term prefers in journalistic texts. In its numerous uses, the term triggers the sense of otherness in its different incarnations throughout the twentieth century.

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二十世纪英语媒体中的“东欧”

学者普遍认为，东欧主要是一个冷战术语。虽然不能否认东欧和冷战之间的联系，但必须记住，这个词是众所周知的，而且使用得更早。本文综合回顾和讨论了在 20 世纪的大部分时间（大约 1900 年到 1988 年）东欧是如何在西方英语媒体中使用的。搜索新闻数据库，本研究调查了东欧一词在这一时期如何与新闻文本中的其他词汇单位结合。通过对关键词在新闻文本中偏爱的搭配的详细分析，揭示了其使用的架构。在其众多用途中，