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; document type specific document structure identifiers; 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: analyze the electronic document to determine a document type of the electronic document; retrieve a document specific parameter set for the document type; obtain the document type specific document structure identifiers from the document specific parameter set; identify the document structure instance in the electronic document by locating at least one of the document type specific document structure identifiers that were obtained from the document type; 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.