American language vs English

English vs American language

American language and English both are nouns.

American language is not an adjective while English is an adjective.

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

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

American language: the English language as used in the United States
English: an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

Other hypernyms of American language include English language.

American language (noun)	English (noun)
the English language as used in the United States	the discipline that studies the English language and literature
	an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
	(sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
	the people of England

American language (adjective)	English (adjective)
	of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people
	of or relating to the English language

Difference between American language and English

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