Structure and Role of Grammatical Subjects in Old Javanese

Historically, Old Javanese (OJ) language has been considered a dialect of the past and was developed rapidly from IX - XV centuries. At that time, it believed to be communication instruction for state administration. Although evolved over ages, turns out inherited several others. Therefore, OJ is suitable as material linguistic studies, judging its internal structure, many structural variations in forming clauses. The grammatical subject should described detail properly studied. result shows tentatively, subjects can have different roles. By applying principles, this approach serves study model.