Whether a particular child learns to speak English, German, or Portuguese will be determined by his/her __________, so the heritability for spoken language would be __________.

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The specific language a child learns is determined by the environment they are raised in (e.g., the language spoken by their family and community), not their genetics. Therefore, the heritability of speaking a particular language (English, German, Portuguese, etc.) is 0, as it is entirely dependent on environmental factors.

Whether a Particular Child Learns to Speak English, German, or Portuguese