African American Vernacular English vs American

American vs African American Vernacular English

African American Vernacular English and American both are nouns.

African American Vernacular English is not an adjective while American is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
African American Vernacular English	Yes	No	No	No
American	Yes	Yes	No	No

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

African American Vernacular English: 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 African American Vernacular English include American English, American language.

African American Vernacular English (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

African American Vernacular English (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

African American Vernacular English vs American

African American Vernacular English and American both are nouns.

African American Vernacular English is not an adjective while American is an adjective.

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