Simon Horobin
Born (1972-09-22) 22 September 1972
Occupation
  • Philologist
  • author
LanguageEnglish
NationalityBritish
SubjectLinguistics

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Professor Simon Horobin - Magdalen College Oxford". www.magd.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Does Spelling Matter?". Oxford University Press. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  3. ↑ Clark, Nick (29 May 2013). "Gasps of shock at Hay Literary Festival as professor asks for grammar". The Independent. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Professor Simon Horobin".
  6. ↑ "full talk at Google London".
  7. ↑ "How English Became English: A Short History of a Global Language". Oxford University Press. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "The Language of the Chaucer Tradition".
  9. ↑ "Chaucer's Language".
  10. ↑ "Studying the History of Early English".
  11. ↑ "Does Spelling Matter?".
  12. ↑ "How English Became English".
  13. ↑ The English Language: A Very Short Introduction. ASIN 0198709250.
  14. ↑ "Bagels, Bumf, and Buses".


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