Simon Horobin

Simon Horobin (born 22 September 1972) is a British philologist and author.

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

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. "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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