Piskunov O. Linguistic reconstruction in the Ukrainian and Russian linguistics of the nineteenth century – the 30ies of the twentieth century.

The thesis presents the views of the Ukrainian and Russian linguists of the nineteenth century – the 30ies of the twentieth century on the procedure of linguistic reconstruction and the analysis of the practical implementation of these views. The work takes into account the evolution of the scientists’ ideas. The corresponding works on the historical phonetics of East-Slavonic languages are analyzed; the works show new ideas which were introduced into the theory and practice of linguistic reconstruction, and it was discovered which statements maintained their value for modern linguistics. The views of the Ukrainian and Russian linguists of the nineteenth century – the 30’ies of the twentieth century on the procedure of linguistic reconstruction and the analysis of the practical implementation of these views were studied. Methodological comprehension of linguistic reconstruction, as the basic procedure of the operational component of the comparative-historical method and the peculiarities of linguistic reconstruction at a certain level in the development of linguistics (the nineteenth century – the 30’ies of the 20th century) were presented. The goals and tasks set in the work are solved with the help of the actualistic method, which is the general scientific means of the theoretical level of scientific knowledge.