I don't follow. Are you implying that "of England" is ... a prepositional phrase rather than a form of a noun. Kirsh, isn't, at some point, the distinction between the two an arbitrary one? Why not consider "of

The case system for nouns and pronouns, grafted onto English despite the lack of any separate forms for nouns but the possessive, You can get rid of the "but the possessive". English has a clitic that attaches to the end of the noun

You can get rid of the "but the possessive". English ... the noun. The only possessive morphology is in the pronouns. The Queen's knickers and the Queen of England's knickers again, eh? Right. Or, more precisely, "the

The case system for nouns and pronouns, grafted onto English despite the lack of any separate forms for nouns but the possessive, You can get rid of the "but the possessive". English has a clitic that attaches to the end of the noun

The case system for nouns and pronouns, grafted onto English despite the lack of any separate forms for nouns but the possessive, You can get rid of the "but the possessive". Thank you kindly, sir. (separate point:) I almost said

The case system for nouns and pronouns, grafted onto English despite the lack of any separate forms for nouns but the possessive, You can get rid of the "but the possessive". English has a clitic that attaches to the end of the noun