Simon Horobin

{{Short description|British philologist and author (born 1972)}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}

{{Infobox writer

| name = Simon Horobin

| image =

| image_size =

| image_upright =

| alt =

| caption =

| pseudonym =

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|09|22|df=yes}}

| birth_place =

| occupation = {{hlist|Philologist|author}}

| language = English

| nationality = British

| education =

| alma_mater =

| period =

| genre =

| subject = Linguistics

| movement =

| notable_works =

| spouse =

| partner =

| children =

| relatives =

| awards =

| signature =

| signature_alt =

| years_active =

| website =

| portaldisp =

}}

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

Life and career

Horobin graduated from the University of Sheffield.{{cite web|title=Professor Simon Horobin - Magdalen College Oxford|url=http://www.magd.ox.ac.uk/member-of-staff/simon-horobin/|website=www.magd.ox.ac.uk|access-date=6 November 2017|language=en}}

He is a professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Magdalen College.{{cite web|title=Does Spelling Matter?|url=https://global.oup.com/academic/product/does-spelling-matter-9780198722984|publisher=Oxford University Press|access-date=6 November 2017|date=2 December 2014}}{{cite news|last1=Clark|first1=Nick|title=Gasps of shock at Hay Literary Festival as professor asks for grammar|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/gasps-of-shock-at-hay-literary-festival-as-professor-asks-for-grammar-pedants-to-relax-8636656.html|access-date=6 November 2017|work=The Independent|date=29 May 2013}}

He has been a visiting professor at the University of Connecticut, Harvard University, and Charles University. He has also acted as honorary secretary for the Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature.{{cite web|title=Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held at Lincoln College, Oxford, Friday 16th April 2010 at 4.30pm|url=http://mediumaevum.modhist.ox.ac.uk/system/files/minutes_agm10.pdf|publisher=SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF MEDIEVAL LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE|access-date=6 November 2017}}

Horobin has appeared on several radio and television programmes to discuss linguistic issues and has been interviewed for various articles in numerous national papers.{{cite web|title=Professor Simon Horobin|url=https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/people/professor-simon-horobin#tab-416421}}

Selected publications

=Books=

  • The Language of the Chaucer TraditionD.S. Brewer, 2003
  • Chaucer's Language – Palgrave Macmillan, 2006
  • Studying the History of Early EnglishPalgrave Macmillan, 2009
  • Does Spelling Matter? – Oxford University Press, 2013
  • How English Became English: A Short History of a Global LanguageOxford 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=

  • [https://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/oct/28/-sp-spelling-language-learning-english "Spelling It Out: Is It Time English Speakers Loosened Up"? (2014)]
  • [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/27/technology/donald-trump-twitter-spelling.html "So Trump Makes Spelling Errors. In the Twitter Age, Whoo Doesn't"? (2017)]
  • [http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20170807-the-true-importance-of-good-spelling "The True Importance of Good Spelling." (2017)]
  • [https://www.ft.com/content/2c570f20-4a9c-11e7-919a-1e14ce4af89b "Trump's Covfefe Takes Hold in the Land of the Spelling Bee."]
  • {{cite journal |last1=Horobin |first1=Simon |title=Identifying Scribal Hands: Principles and Problems |journal=Speculum |date=1 July 2024 |volume=99 |issue=3 |pages=688–696 |doi=10.1086/730563}}

References

{{reflist}}