ɪn ɐ sˈɛləbɹətˌoːɹi ɐkˈaʊnt ʌv hɪz lˈaɪf, ˈɛf. dˈʌbəljˌuː. tˈɑːməs ænd ˈɑːɹ. ˈɛl. tˈɜːnɚ ɹᵻfˈɜː tə ðɪ ɛkstˈɛnsɪv pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃənz ʌvðə lɪŋɡwˈɪstɪk sˈɜːveɪ ʌv ˈɪndiə æz "ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt ɪmpˈɪɹiəl mjuːzˈiəm, ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntɪŋ ænd sˌɪstəmˈæɾɪkli klˈæsᵻfˌaɪɪŋ ðə lɪŋɡwˈɪstɪk bˈɑːtəni ʌv ˈɪndiə".
In a celebratory account of his life, F. W. Thomas and R. L. Turner refer to the extensive publications of the Linguistic Survey of India as "a great Imperial museum, representing and systematically classifying the linguistic botany of India".