American language

Noun

Meaning

the English language as used in the United States

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

yankee american American English

Hypernyms

english English language

Hyponyms

ebonics African American Vernacular English AAVE Black English Vernacular Black English African American English

Examples

The common faults of American language are an ambition of effect, a want of simplicity, and a turgid abuse of terms. James Fenimore Cooper

African American language has had a particularly stormy relationship with the education power structure. Source: Internet

Another is that the name is rooted in a Native American language. Source: Internet

One of Williams's aims, in experimenting with his "variable foot", was to show the American (opposed to European) rhythm that he claimed was present in everyday American language. Source: Internet

The American language: An inquiry into the development of English in the United States (4th ed.). Source: Internet

The appropriate standard for the American language, argued Webster, was "the same republican principles as American civil and ecclesiastical constitutions." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

American lady crab american lager american lake trout American larch American laurel American leaf-nosed bat