Word frequency algorithm for natural language processing

Question

Without getting a degree in information retrieval, I\'d like to know if there exists any algorithms for counting the frequency that words occur in a given body of text. The

Answer 1

The algorithm you just described it. A program that does it out of the box with a big button saying "Do it"... I don't know.

But let me be constructive. I recommend you this book Programming Collective Intelligence. Chapters 3 and 4 contain very pragmatic examples (really, no complex theories, just examples).