philology. Governance The Society is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee, having been incorporated on 2 January 1879. The Society is governed by its trustees, consisting of the President (appointed at an Annual General Meeting for a period of three years, with the option to renew for one further year), the Vice-Presidents (appointed for life at an Annual General Meeting; usually former presidents), the other Officers, and up to twenty ordinary members of Council, who are elected annually at an Annual General Meeting. As of February 2021, the Officers of the Society are: Secretary: Simon Pulleyn Treasurer: Peter Austin Secretary for Publications (Transactions): Lutz Marten Secretary for Publications (Monographs): Melanie Green Secretary for Membership: Richard K. Ashdowne Secretary for Student Associate Members: Joshua Booth List of presidents The following list is based on the sporadically occurring statements concerning membership of the Society's Council as printed in the Transactions of the Philological Society of the relevant years. See also Oxford English Dictionary Philology Linguistics Transactions of the Philological Society Survey of English Dialects References External links Official blog of the Philological Society Learned societies of the United Kingdom 1842 establishments in the United Kingdom Organizations established in 1842 Linguistic societies Educational charities based in the United Kingdom