VP-Hypostasis in the Russian Green Man (ихтамнет)-Discourse
Journal: International Journal of Multilingual Education
Year: 2024

Abstract: This article analyzes the linguistic phenomenon of VP-hypostasis within the context of the Russian discourse surrounding ixtamnet (“they are not there”)—a phrase that emerged during the Ukraine conflict as a discursive tool to obscure the presence of Russian troops. VP-hypostases are syntactic constructions that morphologically resemble phrases but function discursively as self-contained units of meaning. The author demonstrates how ixtamnet serves as a discourse trigger, generating co