Debonding of three Hellenisms in Spanish: macro-, mega-, and (p)seudo-

This chapter examines recent prefix > adjective debonding in Spanish. The most significant results observed in the data are (1) the syntactic adjustment that results in postposition of the converted prefix (la macropolítica > la política macro ) and (2) the creation of new morphologic forms to mark number and at times gender (los macroíndices > los índices macros ; las pseudouniversidades > las pseudas universidades). However, the data show that these innovations have not fully stabilized, both form and position of these elements continues to vary, and there is a reticence to use opposite gender forms (*macra, *mego).