quantifiers/articles/demonstratives before/after a possessive adjective?

[dihen]

Why can't English allow determiners before or after a possessive adjective, like this one below?

my/your/our/his/her/their/one's/whose [the/a/one/this/that/these/those/any/some/each/every/(and so on) (noun)]

[Xezlec]

It's just a rule. You may as well ask why English doesn't have gender.

In some rare cases, this rule can be broken. "My every (noun)" is sometimes acceptable.

Usually, these kinds of sentences are phrased differently in English. For example, we might say "That (noun) of yours" or "Any (noun) of theirs" or "Some (noun) of mine". Unfortunately, this is not allowed with "one's" or "whose".

[Casiopea]

Originally Posted by dihen

Why can't English allow determiners before or after a possessive adjective.

Simply put, determiners modify nouns, not adjectives, and adjectives modify nouns, not determiners.

[Casiopea]

Welcome, Xezlec.

Please note, "My every (noun)" works because it's an adjective + adjective + (noun) structure. "My" is a possessive adjective. The question is about determiners;e.g., the, a, these, this, and so on. That is, why is it that the following structure doesn't work in English?

EX: *The my every (noun). ungrammatical.