Paring types in NQP

diff --git a/src/NQP/Grammar.pm b/src/NQP/Grammar.pm
index 95f590a..081d58c 100644
--- a/src/NQP/Grammar.pm
+++ b/src/NQP/Grammar.pm
@@ -275,7 +275,9 @@ rule scoped($*SCOPE) {
     | <routine_declarator>
 }
 
-token variable_declarator { <variable> }
+token variable_declarator {
+    [ <type=.name> <.ws> ]? <variable>
+}
 
 proto token routine_declarator { <...> }
 token routine_declarator:sym<sub>    { <sym> <routine_def> }
@@ -300,6 +302,7 @@ rule method_def {
 token signature { [ [<.ws><parameter><.ws>] ** ',' ]? }
 
 token parameter {
+    [ <type=.name> <.ws> ]?
     [
     | $<quant>=['*'] <param_var>
     | [ <param_var> | <named_param> ] $<quant>=['?'|'!'|<?>]