Conferences
International Conference on Language and Social Psychology (ICLASP)
IALSP hosts a biannual conference that brings together scholars who investigate language in many social contexts, using quantitative or qualitative methods. Research in this field is multi-disciplinary, with particularly strong contributions from communication studies and communicology, social psychology, sociolinguistics, and applied linguistics. The research presented focuses on the perceptions, motivations, norms and contextual factors that influence interactants in the communication process, as well as on language and communication behavior and its consequences.
ICLASP 19 – Tucson, Arizona, USA (2026)
Hosted at the University of Arizona, May 2026
The 19th International Conference on Language and Social Psychology (ICLASP19) will be held May 2026 in Tucson, Arizona, USA. Hosted at the University of Arizona, in the beautiful Sonoran Desert, the conference will feature multidisciplinary keynote speakers and events designed to bring scholars together to expand research and fellowship opportunities across the field and across the globe. ICLASP19 celebrates the diversity of the organization through panels centered on language, communication, and social psychology featuring scholars from a range of backgrounds. We welcome graduate students, emerging and established scholars active in research in contexts as far ranging as culture, health, second language acquisition, intergroup relationships, interpersonal communication, political communication, linguistics, discourse, identity, gender, artificial intelligence, social media, and so much more. More information will be announced soon, but feel free to reach out to conference organizers with any questions at iclasp19@gmail.com.
We look forward to welcoming you in Tucson in 2026!
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Past Conference Venues
1979, 1984, 1987 University of Bristol, England
1991 University of California, Santa Barbara, California, USA
1994 University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
1997 University of Ottawa, Canada
2000 University of Wales, Cardiff, UK
2002 City University of Hong Kong
2004 Penn State University, USA
2006 University of Bonn, Germany
2008 University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
2010 Griffith University, South Bank Campus, Brisbane, Australia
2012 Mercator, Fryske Academy, Ljouwert/Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
2014 University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Honolulu, USA
2016 University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Bangkok, Thailand
2018 University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
2022 Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong (Virtual)
2024 Tallin University, Tallin Estonia