ADVERB PHRASE IN TUHFAT AL NAFIS

The study of adverb phrase always become the subject of discussion by Malaysian linguist. This is because, some of the grammarian assume that Malay does not have adverbs. Others assume that adverbs exist in a very minimal form while others agreed that Malay do have adverbs, as other languages did. This study will discuss the position of adverb in Malay, based on an old text, Tuhfat Al Nafis. In this case, adverb will be discuss based on its features and structure by using the data from old Malay. The data will be analyse using the structural approach. The used of old Malay text to study linguistic are still few. It is hoped that this study can explain the relationship between 19^th century Malay with the modern Malay. This study has proven that old Malay has long been manipulating the use of adverbs. This also deny the assumption that Malay language does not have adverbs, or only have limited type of adverbs.