The document discusses the confusion in distinguishing between discourse analysis and text analysis. Some researchers use the terms inconsistently or propose distinctions that do not hold up. For example, Widdowson claimed texts are made up of sentences while discourses are made up of utterances, but this contradicts established definitions. Others claim texts are physical products while discourses are processes, but the findings of studies labeled as text analysis or discourse analysis often overlap. Therefore, maintaining a strict distinction between discourse analysis and text analysis is unnecessary.