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The purpose of this paper is to investigate the phenomena of fuzzy grammar in the genitive noun phrases and compound nouns in English and Korean. The phenomena are discussed in terms of the three aspects of the two types of nominal expressions. First, the two expressions in English and Korean are argued to have the aspect of fuzzy grammar in terms of their polysemous ambiguities in that the expressions have the inherent and context-dependent semantic ambiguities. Second, the expressions are argued to have the aspect of fuzzy grammar in determining the choice between genitive expressions and compound noun expressions in both languages. Third, the expressions are argued to have the aspect of fuzzy grammar in determining the choice between the two genitive types in English. In conclusion, it is claimed that the two expressions show the gradience and fuzziness in terms of the three aspects, and that they are considered as one of the linguistic realizations of fuzzy grammar