English language vs Anglo-Saxon

Anglo-Saxon vs English language

English language and Anglo-Saxon both are nouns.

English language is not an adjective while Anglo-Saxon is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
English language	Yes	No	No	No
Anglo-Saxon	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, Anglo-Saxon is a hyponym of English language; that is, Anglo-Saxon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than English language:

English language: 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
Anglo-Saxon: English prior to about 1100

Other hyponyms of English language include American, American English, American language, Middle English, Modern English, Anglo-Saxon language, Old English, Canadian English, British English, UK English.

English language (noun)	Anglo-Saxon (noun)
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	English prior to about 1100
	a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman Conquest
	a person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by English culture as in WASP for `White Anglo-Saxon Protestant'

English language (adjective)	Anglo-Saxon (adjective)
	of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or their language

Difference between English language and Anglo-Saxon

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