1. A syntax-based document analysis system comprising: a memory comprising: a document type specific syntax definition for syntactically correct document structure, the syntax definition comprising a first structure category component for the document structure; a document type specific document structure identifier; an electronic document including a document structure instance; a first editable electronic spoken language glossary comprising permissible constituents associated with the first structure category component; executable instructions that define a syntax-based document analysis module, the syntax-based document analysis module operative to: identify the document structure instance in the electronic document using the document type specific document structure identifier; determine whether the document structure instance includes any of the permissible constituents in the first electronic spoken language glossary consistent with the document type specific syntax definition; and, perform a document analysis operation based on whether the document structure instance includes any of the permissible constituents in the first electronic spoken language glossary consistent with the document type specific syntax definition; and, a processor operative to execute the executable instructions.