grammar question

[Bertha Venation]

What is the family of language called that includes homonyms, antonyms, heteronyms, etc.? Does it have a name?

Thank you.

[hlthe2b]

1. etymology?

[JaneQPublic]

2. Lexical Semantics? (nt)

[petronius]

3. I think they're called "nym words", but I vote for nymonyms...

[Fridays Child]

6. Not to be confused with numonums.

You know, phrases like pretzel M&Ms, Girl Scout cookies, salt and vinegar potato chips, pecan pie.

[jp11]

4. Ewwww grammar.

[HopeHoops]

5. Speech.

[dimbear]

7. Homonyms and heteronyms are the ingredients of paronomasia.

Antonyms, however, don't fit in there.

[Kennah]

8. Fox News just reported ...

... homonyms will destroy traditional marriage.

[Rhiannon12866]

9. I thought that was synonyms...

[Bertha Venation]

10. hahahahahaha

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[pinboy3niner]

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[pinboy3niner]

12. *snort*

[Enrique]

13. they are known as the nyms

you're welcome!