French vs Norman French

Norman French vs French

French and Norman French both are nouns.

French is an adjective but Norman French is not an adjective.

French is a verb but Norman French is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
French	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Norman French	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Norman French is a hyponym of French; that is, Norman French is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than French:

French: the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
Norman French: the medieval Norman dialect of Old French

Other hyponyms of French include Langue d'oil, Langue d'oil French, Langue d'oc, Langue d'oc French, Old French, Old French language, Norman-French, Old North French, Anglo-French, Anglo-French language, Anglo-Norman, Anglo-Norman language, Canadian French, Canadian French language, Walloon.

French (noun)	Norman French (noun)
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France	the medieval Norman dialect of Old French
the people of France
United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931)

French (adjective)	Norman French (adjective)
of or pertaining to France or the people of France

French (verb)	Norman French (verb)
cut (e.g, beans) lengthwise in preparation for cooking

Difference between French and Norman French

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