Simon Horobin (born 22 September 1972) is a British philologist and author.
Simon Horobin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 September 1972 |
| Occupation |
|
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Subject | Linguistics |
Life and career
editHorobin 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]
Selected publications
editBooks
edit- The Language of the Chaucer Tradition – D.S. Brewer, 2003
- Chaucer's Language – Palgrave Macmillan, 2006
- Studying the History of Early English – Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
- Does Spelling Matter? – Oxford University Press, 2013
- How English Became English: A Short History of a Global Language – Oxford University Press, 2016
- The English Language: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions), 2018
- Bagels, Bumf, and Buses: A Day in the Life of the English Language – Oxford University Press, 2019
Articles
edit- "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
edit- ^ 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".
External links
edit
  | This article on an English linguist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |