Belhassena, Dalila2014-06-262014-06-262014-06-26https://dspace.univ-tlemcen.dz/handle/112/5559This dissertation is an attempt to explore the comic book world where text and image combination’s conveys meaning and submerges readers with emotions all framed under a sociolinguistic study. Given that individuals in daily life are inclined to alternating codes; this work tries to determine the social motivations behind such alternations. Algerian Arabic / French code switching instances were analyzed using the Markedness Model of Myers-Scotton.enComic books, Manga, Visual Studies, Discourse Analysis, Visual Discourse Analysis, Code Switching (Algerian Arabic/French) and the Markedness Model.Thesis