American vs African American English

African American English vs American

American and African American English both are nouns.

American is an adjective but African American English is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, African American English is a hyponym of American; that is, African American English is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than American:

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

Other hyponyms of American include AAVE, African American Vernacular English, Black English, Black English Vernacular, Black Vernacular, Black Vernacular English, Ebonics.

American (noun)	African American English (noun)
the English language as used in the United States	a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans 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

American (adjective)	African American English (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 American and African American English

Words related to "American"

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