ðə ɹˌɛkəmɛndˈeɪʃən wʌz mˌeɪd tə ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ænd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd sˌuːpɚɹɪntˈɛndənt ʌvðə nˈuːli fˈɔːɹmd lɪŋɡwˈɪstɪk sˈɜːveɪ ʌv ˈɪndiə.
The recommendation was made to the British Government and in 1898 he was appointed Superintendent of the newly formed Linguistic Survey of India.