LMH Official Dictionary of Popular Jamaican Phrases
- ISBN-10
- 9768184299
- ISBN-13
- 9789768184290
- Category
- English language
- Pages
- 48
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- LMH Publishers
- Author
- L. Mike Henry
Description
As Jamaica expands its reach into the world and the interest into its culture and history grows, more and more people have asked for a series of titles that are a quick capsule of Jamaica's everyday lifestyle. Here then are a series of dictionaries that capture the colour and style of everyday Jamaican life. Following in the footsteps of the popular and fun Jamaican Dancehall Dictionary, this is a humorous, illustrated guide to popular Jamaican phrases.
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