This paper focuses on the classification of paronyms into primary and secondary (induced) types, resulting from a broader study of paronymic relationships among concrete nouns. For the purposes of this article, the analysis is extended to include additional examples involving other word classes, primarily abstract nouns and adjectives. For this classification, it is of particular importance whether lexemes enter into a paronymic relationship directly through word formation processes or whether such relationships are formed later through the process of desynonymization. However, in order to provide a clear foundation for this classification, the first part of the article offers a comprehensive review of prior research on paronymy in both Slavic and non- Slavic languages, as well as a review of the issues involved in defining and classifying paronyms.
Весна С. Николић (Wed,) studied this question.