Simon Horobin Explained
Simon Horobin |
Birth Date: | 22 September 1972 |
Language: | English |
Nationality: | British |
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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. 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
- 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
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Professor Simon Horobin - Magdalen College Oxford. www.magd.ox.ac.uk. 6 November 2017. en.
- Web site: Does Spelling Matter?. Oxford University Press. 6 November 2017. 2 December 2014.
- News: Clark. Nick. Gasps of shock at Hay Literary Festival as professor asks for grammar. 6 November 2017. The Independent. 29 May 2013.
- Web site: Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held at Lincoln College, Oxford, Friday 16th April 2010 at 4.30pm. SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF MEDIEVAL LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE. 6 November 2017.
- Web site: Professor Simon Horobin.
- Web site: full talk at Google London. . 14 February 2018 .
- Web site: How English Became English: A Short History of a Global Language. Oxford University Press. 6 November 2017. 1 May 2016.
- Web site: The Language of the Chaucer Tradition. Amazon UK .
- Web site: Chaucer's Language. Amazon UK .
- Web site: Studying the History of Early English. Amazon UK .
- Web site: Does Spelling Matter?. Amazon UK .
- Web site: How English Became English. Amazon UK .
- Book: The English Language: A Very Short Introduction. .
- Book: Bagels, Bumf, and Buses. .