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Introduction About the writer: The section of Mental Grammar is based on a paper written By? Richard Nordquist, Ph.D. in English, who is professor emeritus of rhetoric and English at Armstrong Atlantic State University. Introduction About Mental Grammar: It is one of the ten types of grammar proposed by Richard Nordquist, which are considered as different ways of analyzing the structures and functions of language. Ten types of grammar Comparative Grammar The analysis and comparison of the grammatical structures of related languages. Comparative Grammar Contemporary work in comparative grammar is concerned with a faculty of language that provides an explanatory basis for how a human being can acquire a first language. Generative Grammar The rules determining the structure and interpretation of sentences that speakers accept as belonging to the language. Simply put, a generative grammar is a theory of competence: Generative Grammar a model of the psychological system of unconscious knowledge that underlies a speaker’s ability to produce and interpret utterances in a language. Pedagogical Grammar Grammatical analysis and instruction designed for second-language students.?The term is commonly used to denote pedagogical process, ?content and the combinations of both. Performance Grammar A description of the?syntax?of English as it is actually used by speakers in dialogues, which centers attention on language production. Reference Grammar A description of the grammar of a language, with explanations of the principles governing the construction of words, phrases, clauses, and sentences. Theoretical Grammar The study of the essential components of any human language. Theoretical grammar or syntax is concerned with making completely explicit the formalisms of grammar. Traditional Grammar The collection of prescriptive rules and concepts about the structure of the language. The chief goal of which is perpetua