hiː spˈɛnt ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ θˈɜːɾi jˈɪɹz ˈɛdɪɾɪŋ ðɪ ɪnˈoːɹməs ɐmˈaʊnt ʌv mətˈɪɹiəl ɡˈæðɚd ænd wˈɜːkt bɹˈiːfli ɪn kəlˌæbɚɹˈeɪʃən wɪððə noːɹwˈiːdʒən lˈɪŋɡwɪst stˈɛn kˈɑːnoʊ hˌuː kəntɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd tə vˈɑːljuːm ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː ˌɔn tɪbˈɛtən lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz.
He spent the following thirty years editing the enormous amount of material gathered and worked briefly in collaboration with the Norwegian linguist Sten Konow (who contributed to volume III on Tibetan languages).