AAVE vs American

American vs AAVE

AAVE and American both are nouns.

AAVE is not an adjective while American is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
AAVE	Yes	No	No	No
American	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, American is a hypernym of AAVE; that is, American is a word with a broader meaning than AAVE:

AAVE: a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States
American: the English language as used in the United States

Other hypernyms of AAVE include American English, American language.

AAVE (noun)	American (noun)
a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States	the English language as used in the United States
	a native or inhabitant of the United States
	a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country

AAVE (adjective)	American (adjective)
	of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas
	of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture

Difference between AAVE and American

Words related to "American"

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