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Journal of Second Language Studies

Volume 9, Issue 2 (2026)

Expected December 2026. ca. 175 pp.

Publishing status: In production

© John Benjamins Publishing Company

Table of Contents

This is a provisional table of contents, and subject to changes.

Does the consistency of mapping between spelling and sound of L2 words affect vocabulary knowledge? A case of Japanese EFL learners Hristina Petrovic, Masahiro Yoshihara, Mariko Nakayama and Takumi Uchihara	179–209
The acquisition of copular constructions in European Portuguese by Chinese native speakers: A nanoparameter effect Ana Espírito Santo, Anabela Gonçalves and Nélia Alexandre	210–246
Task complexity and repetition effects on sense-aware lexical sophistication: An extension of Abdi Tabari et al.’s (2025) study on L1 and L2 learners: Evidence from L1 and L2 writers Mahmoud Abdi Tabari, Seyyed Ehsan Golparvar, Xiaofei Lu and Renfen Hu	247–284
Adult second language acquisition under negligible exposure and no instruction: A self-paced reading study on adjuncts obligatory control Stefano Rastelli, Giada Antonicelli, Beatrice Iaria, Pietro Mingardi and Francesca Pagliara	285–323
EFL learners’ language mindset and their willingness to communicate: The mediating role of emotional and behavioral engagement Musa Nushi and Atefeh Mandegar	324–356

Subjects and metadata

Main BIC Subject

CJA: Language teaching theory & methods

Main BISAC Subject

FOR000000: LANGUAGE STUDY / General