Simon Horobin

Simon Horobin
Born (1972-09-22) 22 September 1972
Occupations
  • Philologist
  • author
Writing career
LanguageEnglish
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. In 2020–21, Horobin served as senior proctor at the University of Oxford. In 2024, he was appointed head of the faculty of English.[2][3] Prior to joining Magdalen in 2006, Horobin was a reader in English language at the University of Glasgow.[4]

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.[5]

Horobin has appeared on several radio and television programmes to discuss linguistic issues and has been interviewed for various articles in numerous national papers.[6] He was elected a fellow of the English Association in 2020.[7]

Selected publications

Books

  • The Language of the Chaucer Tradition – D.S. Brewer, 2003
  • Chaucer's Language – Palgrave Macmillan, 2006; 3rd edition, Bloomsbury, 2025
  • 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

  • "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

  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. ↑ "Professor Simon Horobin". Magdalen College, Oxford. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Professor Simon Horobin".
  7. ↑ "Fellows". The English Association. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
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