British philologist and author (born 1972)
Simon Horobin (born 22 September 1972) is a British philologist and author.
Life and career
Horobin graduated from the University of Sheffield.[1]He is a professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Magdalen College.[2][3]
He has been a visiting professor at the University of Connecticut, Harvard University, and Charles University.[1] He has also acted as honorary secretary for the Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature.[4]
Horobin has appeared on several radio and television programmes to discuss linguistic issues and has been interviewed for various articles in numerous national papers.[5] In 2018, he gave a talk on his book The English Language: A Very Short Introduction at Google London.[6]
Selected publications
Books[7]
- The Language of the Chaucer Tradition – D.S. Brewer, 2003[8]
- Chaucer's Language – Palgrave Macmillan, 2006[9]
- Studying the History of Early English – Palgrave Macmillan, 2009[10]
- Does Spelling Matter? – Oxford University Press, 2013[11]
- How English Became English: A Short History of a Global Language – Oxford University Press, 2016[12]
- The English Language: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions), 2018[13]
- Bagels, Bumf, and Buses: A Day in the Life of the English Language – Oxford University Press, 2019[14]
Articles
- "Spelling It Out: Is It Time English Speakers Loosened Up"? (2014)
- "So Trump Makes Spelling Errors. In the Twitter Age, Whoo Doesn't"? (2017)
- "The True Importance of Good Spelling." (2017)
- "Trump's Covfefe Takes Hold in the Land of the Spelling Bee."
- Horobin, Simon (1 July 2024). "Identifying Scribal Hands: Principles and Problems". Speculum. 99 (3): 688–696. doi:10.1086/730563.
References
- ^ a b "Professor Simon Horobin - Magdalen College Oxford". www.magd.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Does Spelling Matter?". Oxford University Press. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ Clark, Nick (29 May 2013). "Gasps of shock at Hay Literary Festival as professor asks for grammar". The Independent. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held at Lincoln College, Oxford, Friday 16th April 2010 at 4.30pm" (PDF). SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF MEDIEVAL LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Professor Simon Horobin".
- ^ "full talk at Google London". YouTube. 14 February 2018.
- ^ "How English Became English: A Short History of a Global Language". Oxford University Press. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "The Language of the Chaucer Tradition". Amazon UK.
- ^ "Chaucer's Language". Amazon UK.
- ^ "Studying the History of Early English". Amazon UK.
- ^ "Does Spelling Matter?". Amazon UK.
- ^ "How English Became English". Amazon UK.
- ^ The English Language: A Very Short Introduction. ASIN 0198709250.
- ^ Bagels, Bumf, and Buses. ASIN 0198832273.
External links
- Simon Horobin at Magdalen College
