The founder of this field put forth a theory of ten relationships within it, which involve the "rheme," "dicent," and "delome," as well as a threefold classification of objects with resembling relationships, associating relationships, and conventional relationships. Julia Kristeva proposed that this field of study corresponds to the "maternal body" and is exemplified by rhythm and tone as opposed 
The founder of this field put forth a theory of ten relationships within it, which involve the "rheme," "dicent," and "delome," as well as a threefold classification of objects with resembling relationships, associating relationships, and conventional relationships. Julia Kristeva proposed that this field of study corresponds to the "maternal body" and is exemplified by rhythm and tone as opposed to the grammar and syntax of symbolic language. Charles Sanders Pierce attempted to distinguish this field from dynamic action and died while working on a book about logic "considered as" this. Ferdinand de Saussure identified the components of the items studied in this field as the signifier and the signified. For 10 points, Umberto Eco wrote "a theory of" what field, which studies linguistic and pictoral signs?
The founder of this field put forth a theory of ten relationships within it, which involve the "rheme," "dicent," and "delome," as well as a threefold classification of objects with resembling relationships, associating relationships, and conventional relationships.
{semiotics} [or {semiology}]